A Florida elementary school teacher was killed in a murder-suicide that also left a man injured. The gunman was also found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
"Please join our school community as we grieve the tragic loss of Ms. Maria Cruz, a beloved teacher who showed unwavering love and dedication to our Doral Academy and Just Arts and Management students for nearly a decade," the fundraiser said."Let us come together for her two daughters as they navigate this extremely difficult time. Ms. Cruz will never be forgotten."
A neighbor told WTVJ that the people inside the home where the shooting happened were new to the neighborhood and that she did not know much about them. "You don't know what the neighbors are capable of, it could have happened outside and someone could have gotten hurt innocently," she said."I just hope that nothing like this ever happens again."
The gunman was found dead at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to the Miami-Dade Police Department via the New York Post.One neighbor told the outlet he called 911 after hearing the gunshots from his home. Another neighbor, Raidel Munoz, who lives several homes down from where the shooting happened, said the area being blocked off"is quite a surprise, to say the least.
"Noticed a bunch of ambulances coming by, firefighters, helicopter, then I came outside to see what was going on," Munoz said."Quite very concerning, I never expected something like this so close to my home."Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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