About 17 students initially laid down in front of the executive mansion for three minutes to symbolize the time it took Nikolas Cruz to kill the same number of people with an AR-style rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday. (Twitter)
By, Naomi Lim
Dozens of students based in Washington, D.C., staged a “lie in” outside the White House on Monday to show their solidarity with the survivors of the high school shooting in Parkland, Fla., who are advocating for gun law reform.
About 17 students initially laid down in front of the executive mansion for three minutes to symbolize the time it took for confessed shooter Nikolas Cruz, 19, to kill the same number of people with an AR-style rifle at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday, according to CNN.
More protesters have since joined the demonstration.
The crowd assembled around the protest also took part in a moment of silence before chanting, “Shame on you,” according to other reports.
Cruz has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder.
