MIAMI (AP) - The Latest on social media postings of survivors of mass shootings (all times local):
10 p.m.
Samantha Fuentes, a survivor of the attack that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, says her face “is finally shrapnel free!”
Fuentes tweeted a photo of her bruised face on Saturday, with a hospital bandage still stretching from her ear to her mouth, but her smile is wide.
She says that regardless of the fact she looks like she lost a fight, inside she’s winning.
She says she wants to thank her supporters because she’s been struggling hard to love her face again.
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6:20 p.m.
The man who wrestled an AR-15 from a gunman attacking a Waffle House in Tennessee has met with students from the Parkland high school where 17 people were killed.
James Shaw Jr. and the teenagers met in Miami Saturday and shared photos of their encounter.
“I met one of my heros today,” Shaw tweeted with his picture with Emma Gonzalez.
David Hogg tweeted his own selfie with Shaw, saying “lots of work ahead but young people will win.”
Another image shows Shaw with 15 of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students.
The Parkland students have vowed to vowed to change gun laws to prevent future mass shootings. Shaw said it was a joy to see the fire and inspiration in their eyes.
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