Community run held in honour of cross-country coach killed in Florida

Less than a week after a gunman killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., a run in honour of the victims was held.

The community run was named ‘Parkland’s Run 4 Beigel And The Other 16 Victims.’ One of the 17 people shot and killed was Scott Beigel, a geography teacher and the school’s cross-country coach. The shooter was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder.

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We're underway as thousands of runners are making their way around Pine Trails Park in honor of the 17 victims. pic.twitter.com/ZnLaLEsEzh

— Wells Dusenbury (@DuseReport) February 20, 2018

According to CNN, more than 800 students, teachers and community members ran in honour of Beigel, who was shot and killed while trying to close the classroom door after corralling students away from the hall, and 16 others.

According to the Sun Sentinel, the run consisted of 17 laps of a small loop, which passed by 17 makeshift crosses to honour the fallen. The Sun Sentinel reports that there were “thousands” who participated in the run.

Members of Broward County law enforcement cheer on runners during #Parkland ’s Run 4 Beigel, a run in honor of Scott Beigel, a teacher and cross-country coach at #stoneman who was one of 17 people killed in a mass shooting last week. #runwithcoachbeigel #runwithMSDXC #mdsstrong pic.twitter.com/Z5VODE458U

— Caroline P Sheikhnia ? (@cperezvisuals) February 20, 2018

https://twitter.com/chad_williams05/status/966133193882722304

Today is the big day! Free event! Come support and show some love to Parkland. We would really appreciate it. #douglasstrong #runwithmsdxc #runwithcoachbeigel #longliveguac #neveragain pic.twitter.com/HplyOCCv02

— Chad ??‍? (@chad_williams05) February 20, 2018

Twitter wouldn’t let me post the link here so I put all the pictures I took in my Instagram bio. Video is coming soon❤️ (instagram- dawi7) pic.twitter.com/thPHPC3XnW

— Darian Williams (@thedawiwave) February 21, 2018

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