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Nikolas Cruz's attorneys on Monday will present why the 23-year-old carried out the attack and make a case for life in prison instead of death.
Family members shared heart-wrenching impact statements on the 17 people killed during the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas shooting in 2018.
Cruz pleaded guilty to 17 counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of 14 students and three staff members at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School.
Deputies protecting Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz had to pull him aside and surround him after members of a jury pool became potentially threatening.
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The woman said she was too busy to serve on the jury that will decide whether to sentence Florida mass killer Nikolas Cruz to death or life imprisonment.
Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty in October, therefore the jury will only decide if he receives a death sentence or life without parole.
Cruz killed 14 students and three staff members on Valentine’s Day 2018 during a seven-minute rampage through a three-story building at Stoneman Douglas.
A court hearing is planned Friday in Florida for Nikolas Cruz, the man police said has confessed to the 2018 massacre of 17 people at a high school.
Nikolas Cruz already faces the death penalty in the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Zachary Cruz, 18, was driving without a license near a Florida high school. His probation banned him from getting close to schools.