Demolition of Parkland School Building Begins, 6 Years After Mass Shooting

The high school building in Parkland, Florida, where a gunman fatally shot 17 people in one of the worst school shootings in US history began to be torn down on Friday, June 14.

Footage by Lauren Laski shows onlookers watching from the sidelines as an excavator begins to demolish the 1200 building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where a 19-year-old former student launched a deadly attack in 2018.

The school building was closed as an educational institution immediately after the shooting, but was preserved as evidence for the prosecution of the shooter.

Laski captured another video from the scene two days later, showing more damage to the building, and a garden built to honor the victims remaining intact. Credit: Lauren Laski via Storyful