Parkland school shooting victims: Josh Gad reveals child of family friend was killed

The actor shared an emotional post on Twitter
Emotional: Josh Gad shared the sad news on Twitter
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Natasha Sporn16 February 2018
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Actor Josh Gad has revealed that the son of a family friend shot in the Florida school shooting has passed away.

The Frozen star said that he was "so angry" in an emotional post about the boy's condition on Wednesday, as news of the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shook the world.

He later confirmed on his social media account that the boy had passed away of his injuries, saying that his "grief knows no bounds".

Gad wrote: “Last night, I received a text while I slept that our friend’s son passed away from his gun shot wound.

"My grief for this family and the many others knows no bounds. I’m so sorry this happened. I’m so sorry our leaders are worthless.

"I’m so sorry we are bound to repeat this again."

Earlier, Gad had posted: “I am so angry tonight. I am so sad. I’m putting my phone down because we are debating sensible gun laws again. A child of one of our friend’s has a bullet in his chest & is critical condition because a 19 year old had access to a military weapon.

"Pretend it’s normal. It’s not,” he concluded as followers rushed to add their prayers for what had happened.

At the time of writing, 17 people have been killed in the incident perpetrated by ex-student, Nikolas Cruz.

Gad later returned to his social media with a politically-charged tweet directed at US Senator Marco Rubio.

Several stars have also expressed their sorrow over the tragic event, with Kim Kardashian West among those posting a plea in the gun control debate.

The reality star said: “We owe it to our children and our teachers to keep them safe while at school.

“Prayers won't do this: action will. Congress, please do your job and protect Americans from senseless gun violence.”

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