PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The massacre that left 17 dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School pushed students, parents, officials and others into the national limelight, something most never sought. Here's a look at where some of the most prominent are today.
Parkland school shooting anniversary: Where are Stoneman Douglas students, parents, officials now?
Feb. 14 marks the first anniversary of the Parkland school shooting. Here's a look at where some of the most prominent figures to emerge from the incident are today.
Intro
Students
In this Saturday, March 24, 2018, file photo, Emma Gonzalez, a survivor of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., closes her eyes and cries as she stands silently at the podium for the amount of time it took the Parkland shooter to go on his killing spree during the "March for Our Lives" rally in support of gun control in Washington. Gonzalez, 19, became known for her "We Call B.S." speech criticizing politicians who accept money from the National Rifle Association, which she gave days after the shooting during a Fort Lauderdale rally. She, David Hogg and other March for Our Lives founders were featured on the cover of Time magazine. They spent the summer as part of the "Road to Change" tour, which registered young voters around the country. She is attending Florida's New College. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
EMMA GONZALEZ — Gonzalez, 19, became known for her "We Call B.S." speech criticizing politicians who accept money from the National Rifle Association, which she gave days after the shooting during a Fort Lauderdale rally. She, David Hogg and other March for Our Lives founders were featured on the cover of Time magazine. They spent the summer as part of the "Road to Change" tour, which registered young voters around the country. She is attending Florida's New College.
FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2018, file photo, David Hogg, 18, center right, a survivor of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla., walks in a planned 50-mile march in Worcester, Mass. Hogg, became the most prominent spokesman for March for Our Lives, a group he and other Stoneman Douglas students founded that is pushing for stronger gun laws. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
DAVID HOGG — Hogg, 18, became the most prominent spokesman for March for Our Lives, a group he and other Stoneman Douglas students founded that is pushing for stronger gun laws. It won the International Children's Peace Prize. His activism led to significant criticism, including death threats. He and his younger sister, Lauren, wrote a book, "#NeverAgain: A New Generation Draws the Line." He will be attending Harvard in the fall.
In this Tuesday, March 13, 2018. file photo, Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, center, hugs Kyle Kashuv, 16, following a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
KYLE KASHUV — The Stoneman Douglas senior has become the most prominent conservative voice among the students, meeting with President Donald Trump, Republican members of Congress and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Kashuv was a member of Gov. Ron DeSantis' transition team and is high school outreach director for Turning Point USA, a conservative group.
Parents
FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2018, file photo, Andrew Pollack, center, the father of Meadow Pollack talk during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission meeting in Sunrise, Fla. Pollack, whose 18-year-old daughter Meadow died in the shooting, became the most outspoken critic of school and law enforcement officials among the victims' parents and a force in Florida conservative politics. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool, FIle)
ANDREW POLLACK — Pollack, whose 18-year-old daughter Meadow died in the shooting, became the most outspoken critic of school and law enforcement officials among the victims' parents and a force in Florida conservative politics. He has met with Trump, and was on DeSantis' transition team. He is pushing for the removal of Broward school Superintendent Robert Runcie and is suing suspect Nikolas Cruz, the Broward school district and sheriff's office and former Broward sheriff's Deputy Scot Peterson, who was on duty at the school during the shooting but did not enter the building to confront the shooter.
In this May 24, 2018, file photo, Fred Guttenberg, speaks in front of photos of his daughter Jaime who was killed in the Parkland, Fla., school shootings, during a news conference, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
FRED GUTTENBERG — Guttenberg, whose 14-year-old daughter Jaime was killed, has become an outspoken advocate for gun control and liberal causes. He drew national attention when he approached new Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing and extended his hand, only to have Kavanaugh walk away. Guttenberg was part of the transition team for new state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, Florida's only statewide Democratic officeholder.
In this June 7, 2018, file photo, Ryan Petty asks a question during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission Meeting in Sunrise, Fla. Petty, whose 14-year-old daughter Alaina died, was appointed to the state commission investigating its causes. His comments, usually delivered coolly and to the point, tended to hit at police and school system failures he perceived. He lost a bid for the Broward County school board, but was also part of Gov. Ron DeSantis' transition team. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
RYAN PETTY — Petty, whose 14-year-old daughter Alaina died, was appointed to the state commission investigating the shooting's causes. His comments tended to hit at police and school system failures he perceived. He lost a bid for the Broward County school board, but was also part of DeSantis' transition team.
FILE - In this Aug. 16, 2018, file photo, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, foreground, talks with Max Schachter, left, father of Alex Schachter, who was killed during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, as they arrive for a meeting of the Federal Commission on School Safety in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington. "After 9/11, we hardened the cockpits and the airports," Schachter testified during that day's commission hearing. "The reasons these monsters are still attacking our schools is because they're extremely soft targets. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
MAX SCHACHTER -- Schacter, whose 14-year-old son Alex died, became the emotional voice of the parents as a member of the state commission and founder of the group, "Safe Schools for Alex." He has traveled extensively looking at school security systems.
Ilan and Lori Alhadeff, center, the parents of Alyssa Alhadeff, who was killed in the Parkland, Fla., school shooting, hold hands as they listen to Florida governor Ron DeSantis as he speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
LORI ALHADEFF — Alhadeff, whose 14-year-old daughter Alyssa was killed, won a school board seat representing Parkland in August. She tried hiring a Runcie critic as her secretary, but the superintendent said the woman, a college instructor who holds a doctorate, was unqualified because she didn't have related experience. Alhadeff has pushed Runcie to set a timeline for implementing school security projects.
In this Aug. 9, 2018, file photo, Tony Montalto, father of Gina Rose, a victim of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, speaks during a news conference in Sunrise, Fla. Montalto, whose 14-year-old daughter Gina was killed, is president of "Stand with Parkland," a group composed of parents and spouses of the victims. Despite political differences among the members, the group has been able to stay together and has pushed for enhanced school security measures, better mental health screening programs and universal background checks for gun purchases. (Taimy Alvarez/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, File)
TONY MONTALTO — Montalto, whose 14-year-old daughter Gina was killed, is president of "Stand with Parkland," a group of parents and spouses of the victims. The group has pushed for enhanced school security measures, better mental health screening programs and universal background checks for gun purchases.
In this Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, file photo, Manuel Oliver, whose son Joaquin was a victim in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, reacts to the words of Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence, at Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
MANUEL OLIVER — Oliver, whose 17-year-old son Joaquin died, is an artist who has created projects honoring his son and condemning gun violence. He recently took on comic Louis CK, who mocked the victims during a December performance. At his website, changetheref.org, Oliver poses as a standup comedian and in the form of a joke he tells about dropping his son off the day he died. No one laughs.
Officials
FILE- In this Nov. 15, 2018, file photo, Broward County Public Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie speaks before the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission in Sunrise, Fla. Runcie remains in office over the objection of the victims' families, as he has the backing of a majority of the nine-member school board. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
ROBERT RUNCIE — The Broward County school superintendent remains in office over the objection of the victims' families, as he has the backing of a majority of the nine-member school board. DeSantis has hinted he would like to suspend Runcie, but state law won't allow it as Runcie is an appointed official, not elected.
In this Jan. 11, 2019, file photo, suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, center, leaves a news conference surrounded by supporters in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., after new Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended him, over his handling of last February's massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Before the shooting, Israel had changed his department's policy to say deputies "may" confront shooters from "shall," which critics say gave eight deputies who arrived during the shooting but stayed outside an excuse for not confronting the gunman. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
SCOTT ISRAEL — DeSantis suspended the Broward County sheriff on Jan. 11, saying he "repeatedly failed and has demonstrated a pattern of poor leadership." Before the shooting, Israel had changed his department's policy to say deputies "may" confront shooters from "shall." Critics say that gave eight deputies an excuse for not confronting the gunman when they arrived during the shooting but stayed outside. Israel's attorneys say he intends to challenge the suspension. He intends to run again next year.
In this Feb. 18, 2015, file frame from video from Broward County Public Schools, school resource officer Scot Peterson talks during a school board meeting of Broward County, Fla. Peterson, a longtime Broward sheriff's deputy assigned to school, retired shortly after the shooting after security video showed he drew his gun but did not enter the three-story freshman building where the killings took place, instead taking cover nearby and not moving for about 50 minutes. (Broward County Public Schools via AP, File)
SCOT PETERSON — Peterson, a longtime Broward sheriff's deputy assigned to school, retired shortly after the shooting. Security video showed he drew his gun but did not enter the three-story freshman building where the killings took place. Instead, he took cover nearby and stayed there for about 50 minutes. In interviews with the "Today" show and The Washington Post, he said he did not know where the shots were coming from. He was subpoenaed to testify before the state investigative commission, but invoked his Fifth Amendment right to silence after it was announced he is under criminal investigation. The commission concluded that he lied about not knowing the location of the shooter, and several members called him a coward. He is collecting a pension of more than $100,000 annually.
Suspect and family
FILE - In this Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, file photo, Parkland school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz is escorted into the courtroom for a status hearing at the Broward Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz remains jailed in Broward County, charged with 17 counts of first-degree murder. His attorneys have said the former Stoneman Douglas student would plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence, but prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. No trial date has been set. In November, he was charged with attacking a jail guard who investigators say told him not to drag his sandals while walking. The guard was able to fend off the attack, investigators said. (John McCall/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool, File)
NIKOLAS CRUZ — Cruz, 20, remains jailed in Broward County, charged with 17 counts of first-degree murder. His attorneys have said the former Stoneman Douglas student would plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence, but prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. No trial date has been set. In November, he was charged with attacking a jail guard who investigators say told him not to drag his sandals while walking. The guard fended off the attack, investigators said.
FILE- In this May 11, 2018 file photo attorney Mark Lowry makes his argument on behalf of his client, Zachary Cruz, left, during a hearing at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The younger brother of the Florida school shooting suspect launched an anti-bullying campaign on June 14 saying he witnessed bullying against Nikolas Cruz that may have been a key factor a role in the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool, File)
ZACHARY CRUZ — The suspect's 18-year-old brother pleaded no contest in March to trespassing at the school 33 days after the shooting. He was re-arrested weeks later for violating probation for driving without a license and for driving near a school, but was quickly released. He has moved to Virginia, and has shown up at some of his brother's court hearings.