Parkland Shooter , Sentenced to Life in Prison , Without Parole.
On November 3, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
shooter Nikolas Cruz was formally sentenced to
life in prison without the possibility of parole.
On November 3, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
shooter Nikolas Cruz was formally sentenced to
life in prison without the possibility of parole.
24-year-old Cruz, who killed 17 people in
the 2018 mass shooting, will be transferred to
a federal prison where he will remain until his death.
24-year-old Cruz, who killed 17 people in
the 2018 mass shooting, will be transferred to
a federal prison where he will remain until his death.
Yahoo News reports that the sentencing came
one day after family members of the victims
were allowed to directly address Cruz in court. .
Yahoo News reports that the sentencing came
one day after family members of the victims
were allowed to directly address Cruz in court. .
Many of the family members wished Cruz
a painful death and expressed their hopes
that he would suffer greatly while in prison.
Many of the family members wished Cruz
a painful death and expressed their hopes
that he would suffer greatly while in prison.
The two-day hearing concluded a three-month
sentencing trial filled with emotional testimony and
graphic videos from the tragedy and its aftermath. .
The two-day hearing concluded a three-month
sentencing trial filled with emotional testimony and
graphic videos from the tragedy and its aftermath. .
Cruz, who was 19 years old at the time of the shooting, fired 140 shots during the seven-minute assault which he had planned for seven months.
Cruz, who was 19 years old at the time of the shooting, fired 140 shots during the seven-minute assault which he had planned for seven months.
Last year, Cruz pleaded guilty
to all charges against him.
Last month, a 12-member jury recommended Cruz be
sentenced to life in prison without parole after failing to
reach the unanimity required to sentence him to death.
Last month, a 12-member jury recommended Cruz be
sentenced to life in prison without parole after failing to
reach the unanimity required to sentence him to death.
Cruz's lawyers argued that his mother's excessive
drinking and drug use during pregnancy left
him with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
The shooting was the deadliest
mass shooting to ever go to
trial in the United States.