Key takeaways:
- On August 4, 2023, a re-enactment of the 2018 Parkland shooting was conducted by ballistics experts as part of a lawsuit against the former sheriff’s deputy.
- The re-enactment was authorized by a judge as part of a civil case brought by the victims’ families and the wounded.
- The re-enactment was conducted in order to help the victims’ families and the wounded seek justice for the tragedy.
On Friday, August 4, 2023, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, was the site of a re-enactment of the 2018 mass shooting that left 17 people dead. The re-enactment was conducted by ballistics experts as part of a lawsuit against the former sheriff’s deputy accused of failing to act during the massacre.
The re-enactment was conducted in the three-story classroom building, with up to 139 shots fired. It was authorized by a judge as part of a civil case brought by the victims’ families and the wounded.
Prior to the re-enactment, a congressional delegation group toured the building, led by Democratic Congressman Jared Moskowitz and Republican Congressman Mario Diaz Balart. The re-enactment was not organized or controlled by the Broward County Public Schools.
The 2018 Parkland shooting was one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. The re-enactment was conducted in order to help the victims’ families and the wounded seek justice for the tragedy. It is unclear at this time what the outcome of the re-enactment will be.
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