Nikolas Cruz

2022 - 11 - 3

The Parkland school shooter is set to be sentenced to life in prison ... (CNN)

The gunman who murdered 17 people in 2018 at a South Florida high school is expected to be sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of ...

[Three jurors were persuaded to vote for life](http://www.cnn.com/2022/10/16/us/nikolas-cruz-jury-life-recommendation-whats-next/index.html), sparing Cruz a death sentence, which in Florida a jury must unanimously recommend. [The defense, pushing for a life sentence](http://www.cnn.com/2022/10/14/us/nikolas-cruz-defense-life-prison/index.html), pointed to the shooter’s mental or intellectual deficits they said stemmed from prenatal alcohol exposure. [despite the continued American gun violence epidemic](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/25/us/st-louis-school-shooting-victims/index.html) remains [the deadliest mass shooting at a US high school](https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/19/us/mass-shootings-fast-facts/index.html;). “And burn in hell.” [a jury declined to recommend a death sentence](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/13/us/nikolas-cruz-jury-deliberation-thursday/index.html). [ including some who confronted Cruz ](https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/01/us/nikolas-cruz-parkland-victim-testimony-sentencing/index.html)Tuesday in court.

Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz sentenced to life in prison (Aljazeera.com)

US judge sentences Cruz to life without parole for 2018 attack at Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 people.

The FBI said the settlements did not amount to an admission of fault. “I wish no peace for you,” said Ines Hixon, whose father-in-law, school athletics director Chris Hixon, was killed in the attack. “I wish nothing but pain.

Parkland school shooter sentenced to life without parole (The Guardian)

Nikolas Cruz gets 17 life terms for the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school that left 17 dead.

“You deserve the opportunity of knowing that justice will prevail at some point, causing you great anguish, minute by minute, day by day.” “From what I hear, child killers are highly frowned upon and hated in prison,” Beigel Schulman said to Cruz. “That’s real justice for you.”

Parkland shooter sentenced to life in prison without parole (Axios)

Several families of victims were disappointed the gunman did not receive the death penalty.

He is a sociopath that does not deserve to live amongst us. "I can tell you they will not be forgotten." They tried, but they could not change his determination to inflict pain upon anything he touched, whether it was animals or humans. There are so many people in this country who suffer from mental illness — they're not going out and torturing and murdering people." high school, including 17 murder counts and 17 counts of attempted first-degree murder. [a 12-person jury's decision](https://www.axios.com/2022/10/13/parkland-shooter-nikolas-cruz-verdict) to recommend life in prison instead of the death penalty.

Parkland school massacre: Gunman Nikolas Cruz sentenced to life ... (Sky News)

A jury in Florida voted to spare Nikolas Cruz from the death penalty last month, instead choosing life in prison without the possibility of parole.

[voted to spare Nikolas Cruz from the death penalty](https://news.sky.com/story/florida-jury-recommends-life-in-prison-for-school-gunman-nikolas-cruz-over-2018-parkland-massacre-of-17-people-12719535) last month, instead choosing life in prison without the possibility of parole. He had apologised for his crimes and asked to be given a life sentence without the possibility of parole in order to dedicate his lie to helping others. A jury in Florida voted to spare Nikolas Cruz from the death penalty last month, instead choosing life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Enraged Parkland parent Michael Schulman calls for Nikolas Cruz ... (New York Post)

Michael Schulman, whose son, teacher Scott Beigel, was murdered during the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, said he prayed for Nikolas ...

“I think that someone will steal that fame. “I hope that it’s the most painful judgment ever,” he said. And I will celebrate when you die.” Whoever takes care of you will own that fame. “Prison justice is a bitch. Bound by that decision, Judge Elizabeth Scherer sentenced Cruz to life late Wednesday.

Nikolas Cruz: Parkland school shooter sentenced to life in prison (Reuters)

Nikolas Cruz, who murdered 17 students and staff with a semi-automatic rifle at a Florida high school, was formally sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday ...

"My justice does not lie in knowing if you live or if you die. He had been expelled from the school. "Without your stupid gun, you are nothing." Many victims' relatives directly addressed Cruz, who sat inscrutable behind large spectacles and a COVID-19 mask at a table alongside his public defenders, wearing red prison overalls and handcuffs. said Annika Dworet, the mother of 17-year-old victim Nicholas Dworet. The sentencing proceedings