Brother of Florida mass school shooter arrested for trespassing
Deputies in Virginia recently arrested the younger brother of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz for allegedly trespassing at three schools. Investigators say Zachary Cruz, 24, was caught on security cameras trying to open doors.
Brother of Florida mass school shooter arrested for allegedly trespassing at 3 schools
The brother of the gunman behind the Parkland mass school shooting in Florida was arrested earlier this month after allegedly trespassing at three schools.
Florida mass school shooter agrees to donate brain to science in stunning settlement
"I figured if scientists studied his brain they might be able to figure out what created this monster."
Building where Parkland school massacre occurred set to be demolished
The South Florida school building where 14 students and three staff members were fatally shot in a 2018 massacre will be demolished next summer, officials announced Thursday.
Parkland school shooting to be re-enacted as part of civil lawsuit before building is demolished
Nine members of Congress are expected to tour the blood-stained and bullet-pocked halls at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday, shortly before ballistics technicians reenact the massacre that left 14 students and three staff members dead.
Former Florida judge overseeing Nikolas Cruz trial reprimanded
The Florida Supreme Court on Monday reprimanded a former Broward County circuit judge because of her conduct while presiding over the case of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz.
Florida deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during Parkland school shooting
A Florida sheriff’s deputy was acquitted Thursday of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to act during the 2018 Parkland school massacre, concluding the first trial in U.S. history of a law enforcement officer for conduct during an on-campus shooting.
Florida passes bill to lower jury threshold for death penalty cases
Florida will soon no longer require unanimous jury recommendations for judges to impose death-penalty sentences under a bill the Legislature approved Thursday, a reaction to the life sentence handed to the man who massacred 17 people at a Parkland high school.
Judge who sentenced Parkland shooter removed from other case
The judge who oversaw the sentencing of the Parkland massacre gunman was removed from another death penalty murder case Thursday by the Florida Supreme Court, which agreed she showed unfair sympathy for prosecutors in the Parkland school shooting case.
Parkland shooting: 5 years after tragedy, families cope through good works
After a murdered 14 students and three staff members at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School five years ago Tuesday, their families were left with a burning question: How do we go on with our lives while honoring our loved one’s memory?
Family of Parkland victim creates program for families impacted by gun violence
As the five-year anniversary of the Parkland school shooting approaches, family members of the victims work to honor them.
Parkland shooting 'feels like five minutes ago' says father of victim ahead of somber anniversary
Five years after a mass shooting that shook Florida, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and Parkland remain inextricably linked to the ghastly day when a troubled teenager in less than four minutes killed 14 students and three staff members, injured 17 more and traumatized an untold number of children and families.
Parkland shooter prosecutors ask for investigation after juror said she felt threatened by fellow juror
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 that ended with a life sentence for Cruz’s murder of 17 people.
Three Parkland shooting trial jurors voted against death penalty, foreperson says
The jury foreman said three of the jurors ultimately voted for life in prison, with one of them being a "hard no" on the death penalty and another two ultimately choosing to vote against it as well.
Parkland shooting verdict: Florida leaders react to jury recommending life in prison for Nikolas Cruz
After a Florida jury rejected the death penalty and recommended life in prison without parole for Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz, state leaders and lawmakers are speaking out.
Parkland penalty trial: Jurors begin deliberations nearly three months after sentencing phase began
Nikolas Cruz pled guilty last year to the 2018 attack that killed 17 people in Parkland, Florida, and after a three-month-long trial and hearing all the evidence, it’s time for the jury to make their decision. Should Cruz be sentenced to death or life without parole?
Parkland shooter trial: Attorneys argue over death or prison for Nikolas Cruz
The prosecutor and defense attorney for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz agreed Tuesday that his 2018 attack that killed 17 people was horrible, but disagreed in their closing arguments on whether it was an act of evil worthy of execution or one of a broken person who should be imprisoned for life.
Florida man left dead animals at Parkland school shooting memorial, sheriff says
A Florida man has been charged with leaving dead animals on three separate occasions at a memorial for the 17 victims of the Parkland school massacre, officials said Friday.
Parkland shooter trial: Nikolas Cruz witnessed dad’s death at age 5, family friend testifies
Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s attorneys presented more testimony Monday that the mass killer exhibited violent, disruptive, and troubling behavior from his earliest years and witnessed his adoptive father’s sudden death just before his sixth birthday.
Parkland shooter trial: Nikolas Cruz fixated with guns, dreamed of killing, psychiatrist says
Four years before Nikolas Cruz murdered 17 people at a Florida high school, therapists at another school wrote a letter to his psychiatrist saying he was fixated on guns and dreamed of killing others and being covered in blood, testimony at his penalty trial showed Thursday.