Parkland School Shooter Nikolas Cruz Sentenced To Life In Prison

Nikolas Cruz, who shot and killed 17 students and staff members in the 2018 Parkland high school massacre at the age of 19, was officially sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1587911154583470080 From ABC News:

Last month, a Florida jury rejected prosecutors’ appeals for the death penalty, reaching a verdict on life in prison for the 2018 mass shooting Cruz committed at age 19 at South Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Many victims’ parents were outraged by the verdict, arguing that sparing Cruz the death penalty may send a bad message to future school shooters.

Broward County Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer sentenced Cruz to life in prison, with the 34 counts of the indictment to be served consecutively.

Cruz was sentenced on 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder.

In Florida, a death sentence can only be found though a unanimous jury decision. Related: Parkland School Shooting Activists Cover TIME Magazine The official sentencing followed two days of impact statements by survivors and family members of the victims. Read more here. https://twitter.com/nowthisnews/status/1587810006413385729 https://twitter.com/CBS12/status/1587905626847383552 https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1587480806783471616