Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Survivor Recalls the Tragedy

Valentine’s Day 2019 marks one year since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the deadliest high school shooting in our country’s history.

Maya Altman had just stepped out of her freshman biology class when she heard gunshots. That day, she would lose her friend, Alyssa Alhadeff.

At StoryCorps, Maya sat down with her mom, Robyn, to remember.

Top Photo: Maya Altman and her mother Robyn Altman at StoryCorps in Parkland, Florida. Photo by Madison Mullen for StoryCorps.
Middle Photo: Maya Altman and her mother Robyn Altman moments after Maya was evacuated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on February 14, 2018. Photo by Adam Altman, Maya’s father.

Originally aired February 8, 2019, on NPR’s Morning Edition.