MIAMI — A student at the Florida high school where 17 people were killed in a mass shooting last year apparently took his own life on Saturday, the police said. It was the second apparent suicide in the span of a week involving a student survivor of the shooting in Parkland, a community still reeling from the aftermath of the massacre. Officers in Coral Springs, Fla., responded Saturday night to the apparent suicide of a minor who attended Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Officer Tyler Reik, a police spokesman, confirmed on Sunday. He said the death was still under investigation. Ryan Petty, who lost his daughter Alaina during the massacre at Stoneman Douglas on Feb. 14, 2018, said the child who died on Saturday was a 16-year-old boy. Mr. Petty alluded to the boy’s death in a Twitter post late Saturday, in which he wrote “17+2” with an emoji of a broken heart. “What we feared could happen is happening,” Mr. Petty said in an interview. The foundation that he created in his daughter’s memory held an event last May trying to raise awareness about suicide prevention.<doc-sep>Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images Another student who survived the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida last year has reportedly taken his own life, according to police. The Miami Herald reported that the male student, who was in tenth grade and attended Stoneman Douglas last year, died in “an apparent suicide” on Saturday night. The news came just days after the family of another Parkland survivor, Sydney Aiello, confirmed that she died by suicide after struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder and survivor’s guilt. “As of now it’s an apparent suicide,” Coral Springs police spokesman Tyler Reik told People. “We are conducting an investigation and the cause of death hasn’t been officially confirmed yet.” Police did not release the second student’s name, and told the Herald that it is not known whether or not his death can be linked to the school shooting. According to the Herald, more than 60 school, county, city, child services, and law enforcement officials, as well as mental health specialists, teachers, and parents, met for an emergency meeting on Sunday afternoon to discuss taking action to address mental health issues. “They will be asking parents to take this issue seriously,” said Ryan Petty, father of Alaina Petty, a 14-year-old freshman who was one of 17 people killed in the Parkland shooting. “Parents cannot be afraid to ask their kids the tough questions.” Petty said the school district will be instructing parents in the “Columbia Protocol,” a set of six questions to ask children to determine the need for emergency resources. The Herald reported that several nonprofits are also dispatching therapy groups that will offer free services. “During the spring break, I encourage you to take time to speak with your children every day. Dinners are a great time for family conversation,” superintendent Robert Runcie told parents. “We need to remove the stigma from talking about suicide.” On Sunday morning, Parkland survivor and activist David Hogg tweeted calling for action from the government and school district in the wake of the news. How many more kids have to be taken from us as a result of suicide for the government / school district to do anything? Rip 17+2 🧡😭 — David Hogg (@davidhogg111) March 24, 2019 “Now is the time for the Florida Legislature to help,” Jared Moskowitz, Florida’s emergency management director and a former state representative from Parkland, tweeted on Sunday. “Mental health is a bipartisan issue.” In the U.S., the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. Stay in touch. Get the Cut newsletter delivered daily Email This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Terms & Privacy Notice By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice and to receive email correspondence from us.<doc-sep>A former high school student who survived last year's Parkland, Florida, shooting massacre has died from an apparent suicide, according to officials. Sydney Aiello, 19, died on Sunday at her home in Coconut Creek, Florida, from a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Broward County medical examiner's office. Aiello graduated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018, months after a shooting at the school left 17 students and staff dead. Her mother, Cara Stein-Aiello, told CBS's Miami station that her daughter struggled with survivor's guilt and was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Efforts by ABC News to reach Stein-Aiello were not immediately successful. Aiello was a friend of 18-year-old Parkland massacre victim Meadow Pollack, said Pollack's brother, Hunter Pollack. "It was completely devastating to bury another beautiful young person in Parkland today," Pollack tweeted Friday. "Our community is going through tragedy again. Please keep the Aiello Family in your prayers. "Rest in peace, Sydney. Take care of Meadow for me," he wrote. Aiello was "a beloved daughter, sister and friend to many," according to a GoFundMe page created to raise money for Aiello's family. "She lit up every room she entered. She filled her days cheerleading, doing yoga, and brightening up the days of others. Sydney aspired to work in the medical field helping others in need." In June 2018, Aiello shared on Facebook a post about Robin Williams, Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain -- all of whom took their own lives in recent years. The post said, "sometimes you need to check on those who seem the strongest." If you are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741-741.<doc-sep>CORAL SPRINGS, Florida -- For the second time in about a week, a Stoneman Douglas High School student has died in an apparent suicide.Police in Coral Springs say the body of a student was found at a Florida home Saturday night.The discovery comes just days after 19-year-old Sydney Aiello took her own life, according to her mother.Aiello survived the February 2018 Parkland school shooting that killed 17 and injured 50 others.Police did not say whether the latest victim attended classes at the high school when the shooting occurred.The student's name has not been released.provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, across the United States.If you are thinking about suicide, are worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255.<doc-sep>
A student from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has died in what police are calling an apparent suicide, officials said on Sunday. The student's age, sex and name have not been released but Coral Springs Police Department Public Information Officer Tyler Reik said the deceased was a juvenile and a current student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The death comes approximately a week after Stoneman Douglas graduate Sydney Aiello, 19, died by suicide, according to the Broward County Medical Examiner's Office. How many more kids have to be taken from us as a result of suicide for the government / school district to do anything? Rip 17+2 🧡😭 — David Hogg (@davidhogg111) March 24, 2019 Aiello had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder after surviving the Feb. 14, 2018, shooting at Stoneman Douglas, which left 17 people dead. Aiello's mother Cara, told CBS Miami that her daughter was struggling with her college classes because classrooms now scared her. Several current and former Stoneman Douglas students tweeted about the two deaths on Sunday. "I’ve been asked before how we 'get over' grief and trauma. This is proof enough- it’s not something to get over," Delaney Tarr, a survivor of last year's shooting, wrote, adding that other survivors need support. An investigation into the unidentified student's death is ongoing, Reik said. The news of the second death comes on the first anniversary of the March For Our Lives rally, a student-led demonstration that was held across the country in response to the Feb. 14 shooting. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255, text TALK to 741741 or visit SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for additional resources. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.