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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is escorted into the courtroom for a hearing regarding possible jury misconduct during deliberations in the penalty phase of his trial on Oct. 14, 2022, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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The Parkland shooter's life sentence could bring changes to Florida law

6:00am October 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

Until 2016, Florida law allowed trial judges to impose a death sentence if a majority of the jurors agreed. But now, anything less than 12-0 means an automatic sentence of life without parole.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz reacts at his trial in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Thursday.

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A juror in the Parkland shooting case says she felt threatened by another juror

4:49pm October 14, 2022

by The Associated Press

Prosecutors in the case of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz are calling for an investigation after a juror said she felt threatened by another member of the jury during deliberations.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz tugs at his shirt collar at the defense table for the verdict in his trial at the Broward County Courthouse on Thursday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The jury recommended Cruz receive a life sentence.

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A jury recommends life in prison for Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz

1:39pm October 13, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

Fourteen students and three staff members were killed in the rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day in 2018. Cruz, 24, pleaded guilty last year to first-degree murder.

A memorial to the victims is seen outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14, 2019, during the one-year anniversary of the school shooting.

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The Parkland jury gets a rare view of the school massacre site

3:41pm August 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

Jurors in the trial of Nikolas Cruz toured a building at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The scene was deeply unsettling: Large pools of dried blood still stained classroom floors.

People sit Feb. 14 in front of a photo display of the 17 people killed four years earlier during a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.

A teacher who was at the Parkland shooting offers advice for the Uvalde survivors

11:33am June 03, 2022

Kim Krawczyk, a teacher who survived the Parkland, Fla., school shooting in 2018, shares advice for the community in Uvalde, Texas, after last week's mass shooting there.

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The Montalto and Hoyer families hold hands inside the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, during Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz's guilty plea in the 2018 shootings. The Montalto's dau

Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

3:44pm October 20, 2021

by Bill Chappell

The gunman's defense team is hoping to avoid the death penalty that prosecutors are seeking for the murders of 17 students and staff in Parkland, Fla.

A Broward County Sheriff's Office vehicle is parked outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla.

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In Florida, Schools Under Pressure To Get Rid Of Police Officers

1:26pm September 14, 2020

by Jessica Bakeman

The demands by student activists face what could be an insurmountable obstacle: security fears in the aftermath of the Parkland shooting.

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A Mural Takes On New, Tragic Meaning In A Mourning El Paso

8:58am August 05, 2019

by Stella M. Chávez

Manuel and Patricia Oliver lost their son in the Parkland, Fla., school shooting last year. This weekend they planned to unveil a mural in his honor in El Paso. It's become an impromptu memorial.

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In this 2015 photo, then-school resource officer Scot Peterson spoke at a school board meeting of Broward County in Florida. Peterson was arrested on Tuesday and faces 11 charges in the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.

'His Inaction Cost Lives': Deputy In Parkland Shooting Arrested, Faces 11 Charges

6:52pm June 04, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Scot Peterson, if convicted, could get more than 96 years in prison. He is charged with criminal counts that include child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury.

Nikolas Cruz speaks to public defender Diane Cuddihy, right, during a hearing in March.

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Parkland Shooter's Public Defenders Seek To Withdraw Because Cruz Will Inherit Money

10:57am April 25, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

A parent's life insurance policy will mean a more than $400,000 payout for Nikolas Cruz. The public defender's office can only represent people who can't afford representation on their own.