Candlelit vigil for Florida school shooting victims - in pictures

Thousands of people – including relatives, friends and neighbours of the victims – gathered for a candlelit vigil on Thursday night in Parkland, Florida, not far from the scene of the shooting.

A woman cries during a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Wednesday shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Florida. Gerald Herbert / AP Photo

People hug one another before the start of a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Wednesday shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Flordia. Gerald Herbert / AP Photo

Students gather to grieve during a vigil at Pine Trails Park. Brynn Anderson / AP Photo

The 19-year-old man arrested after a mass shooting at a school in Florida has been charged with 17 counts of murder as authorities faced growing questions about why they failed to act on a string of warning signs. Brynn Anderson / AP Photo

Nikolas Cruz, 19, was arrested on Wednesday about a mile from the scene of the killings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Brynn Anderson / AP Photo

Zack King, left, comforts friend Mychal Bradley in front of 17 angels representing those who died in Wednesday's shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Taimy Alvarez / South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP

Pupils, staff and neighbours described the shooter a troubled young man as it emerged the FBI had been warned about his activities last year. Gerald Herbert / AP Photo

Julia Suconic, 15, hugs her friend Nathan Schoedl, 16, both students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Gerald Herbert / AP Photo

The killings marked the 18th gun incident at an American school so far this year, according to the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety, prompting fresh, familiar calls for tighter restrictions on lethal weapons. Giorgio Viera / EPA

epa06530231 Students sign a poster with photos of Joaquin Oliver, one of the victims of a school shooting. Giorgio Viera / EPA

President Donald Trump consoled the nation in a televised address on Thursday with a message to those affected by the attacks. “We are here for you,” he said. Gerald Herbert / AP Photo

Police said Cruz was a former student at the school. He allegedly returned with a legally owned AR-15 assault rifle, smoke grenades and multiple magazines of ammunition shortly before classes ended. Giorgio Viera / EPA

Hundreds of community members take part in a candlelight vigil at the Amphitheater at Pine Trails Park. Giorgio Viera / EPA

Zachary Haupert, 14, painted "RIP Luke," on his hoodie in honor of his friend Luke Hoyer. Wilfredo Lee / AP PHoto

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