US Politics | Who is Nikolas Cruz, the Parkland shooter?
PARKLAND shooter Nikolas Cruz was sentenced to life in prison on November 1, 2022, two years after he opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Cruz narrowly avoided the death penalty by a jury of 12 people, nine of whom voted in favor. Florida requires a unanimous vote to hand down the death penalty. 
Nikolas Cruz is known as the Parkland shooter Born on September 24, 1998, Cruz is known as the Parkland shooter. Cruz killed 17 people and injured 17 more during a school shooting with a semiautomatic rifle in 2018. The event has since been referred to as one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history. At the time, Cruz was 19 years old and a student at the school who had a history of mental health and behavioral problems. During the trial, Cruz's defense argued that their client suffered from severe mental illness and a healthcare system that failed him. Max Schachter is the father of Parkland victim Alex Schachter who was only 14 years old when he was killed said the defense's argument was insubstantial. "There's so many people in this country who suffer mental illness,... he said in court, adding: ...They're not going out torturing and murdering innocent people.... Read More on Nikolas Cruz 
TWO HOURS OF TERROR I hid in closet as Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz killed my friends 
TRAGIC LOSS Who were Nikolas Cruz's victims? Cruz was later arrested and charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder. While incarcerated, Cruz was also charged in November 2018 for allegedly assaulting Broward County jail guard, Sgt Raymond Beltran. Was Nikolas Cruz convicted? While jury selection began in January 2022, the trial was delayed for months due to vetting procedures and Covid-19 restrictions. Cruz pled guilty to the crimes, but still faced a jury for life in prison or death. His lawyers offered to plead guilty multiple times in return for a guaranteed sentence of life in prison, but prosecutors refused to drop their pursuit of the death penalty. He avoided death when he was finally sentenced to life in prison without parole on October 13, 2022. On November 1, Cruz stood in front of a courtroom of parents whose children he killed and teachers from the school who expressed anger that Cruz's life was spared. "You don't know me but you tried to kill me,... said Stacey Lippel, a teacher at Parkland who was shot and survived. She looked Cruz in the eyes as she continued: "I will have a scar on my arm and the memory of you pointing your gun at me ingrained in my brain forever.... Sam Fuentes, a student in the school, told Cruz she watched him kill two of her friends after she was shot in the leg and had shrapnel lodged in her face. "Do you remember after you sprayed my classroom with bullets, standing in the door, peering in to see the work you've done? Do you remember my little battered, bloody face looking back at you? I could have sworn we locked eyes," she said. "I'll have to live with the aftermath of this for the rest of my life,... she said. ...I'll always have PTSD, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideations." Fuentes continued: "You gave me and many others a lifetime of trauma, pain, and suffering, long after you committed this crime, and for what? ...You're nobody now. You're not special. You have no power anymore. You'll step away from this and you'll have the most unremarkable, pathetic existence, one that I only pray that you suffer." Who were the Parkland shooting victims? During the events, 14 students were killed along with three faculty members. The Parkland shooting victims include: Alyssa Alhadeff, 14Martin Duque Anguiano, 14Scott Beigel, 35Nicholas Dworet, 17Aaron Feis, 37Jaime Guttenberg, 14Chris Hixon, 49Luke Hoyer, 15Cara Loughran, 14Gina Montalto, 14Joaquin Oliver, 17Alaina Petty, 14Meadow Pollack, 18Helena Ramsay, 17Alex Schachter, 14Carmen Schentrup, 16Peter Wang, 15 
Law and Crime Trial NetworkOn October 15, 2021, it was revealed that Nikolas Cruz would change his plea to guilty '/ ' What have people said about Cruz's plea? After the news of his trial was first announced, many then took to social media to talk about the decision. Tony Montalto, president of the Stand With Parkland group that represents the families of the victims, said that neither he nor any parent he has spoken to had been informed that Cruz would plead guilty, but he is not surprised. Montalto is the father of Gina, who died in the shooting. ...There is very little doubt he murdered my beautiful daughter, Gina, or the 16 other victims,... Montalto said. ...There is very little doubt he shot the other 17 people and terrorized all the other students at the school. We just hope the system gives him justice.... When asked if he believes Cruz deserves the death penalty, Montalto said: ...As a society, we need to disincentivize to the maximum extent possible anyone from attacking our schools, whatever form that takes.... Survivor Lewis Mizen, 21, has also voiced his opinions on the case and previously stated he wanted Cruz to get the death penalty. Read More on The US Sun 
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GONE TOO SOON Kylie Jenner reacts to 'heartbreaking' loss of friend in new post While some wanted to see Cruz on death row, Parkland shooting survivor Cameron Kasky previously stated it would not be appropriate. ...The death penalty is archaic and unacceptable. This is not the f**king Stone Age,... Kasky said.
Nikolas Cruz is known as the Parkland shooter Born on September 24, 1998, Cruz is known as the Parkland shooter. Cruz killed 17 people and injured 17 more during a school shooting with a semiautomatic rifle in 2018. The event has since been referred to as one of the deadliest mass shootings in American history. At the time, Cruz was 19 years old and a student at the school who had a history of mental health and behavioral problems. During the trial, Cruz's defense argued that their client suffered from severe mental illness and a healthcare system that failed him. Max Schachter is the father of Parkland victim Alex Schachter who was only 14 years old when he was killed said the defense's argument was insubstantial. "There's so many people in this country who suffer mental illness,... he said in court, adding: ...They're not going out torturing and murdering innocent people.... Read More on Nikolas Cruz TWO HOURS OF TERROR I hid in closet as Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz killed my friends TRAGIC LOSS Who were Nikolas Cruz's victims? Cruz was later arrested and charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder. While incarcerated, Cruz was also charged in November 2018 for allegedly assaulting Broward County jail guard, Sgt Raymond Beltran. Was Nikolas Cruz convicted? While jury selection began in January 2022, the trial was delayed for months due to vetting procedures and Covid-19 restrictions. Cruz pled guilty to the crimes, but still faced a jury for life in prison or death. His lawyers offered to plead guilty multiple times in return for a guaranteed sentence of life in prison, but prosecutors refused to drop their pursuit of the death penalty. He avoided death when he was finally sentenced to life in prison without parole on October 13, 2022. On November 1, Cruz stood in front of a courtroom of parents whose children he killed and teachers from the school who expressed anger that Cruz's life was spared. "You don't know me but you tried to kill me,... said Stacey Lippel, a teacher at Parkland who was shot and survived. She looked Cruz in the eyes as she continued: "I will have a scar on my arm and the memory of you pointing your gun at me ingrained in my brain forever.... Sam Fuentes, a student in the school, told Cruz she watched him kill two of her friends after she was shot in the leg and had shrapnel lodged in her face. "Do you remember after you sprayed my classroom with bullets, standing in the door, peering in to see the work you've done? Do you remember my little battered, bloody face looking back at you? I could have sworn we locked eyes," she said. "I'll have to live with the aftermath of this for the rest of my life,... she said. ...I'll always have PTSD, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideations." Fuentes continued: "You gave me and many others a lifetime of trauma, pain, and suffering, long after you committed this crime, and for what? ...You're nobody now. You're not special. You have no power anymore. You'll step away from this and you'll have the most unremarkable, pathetic existence, one that I only pray that you suffer." Who were the Parkland shooting victims? During the events, 14 students were killed along with three faculty members. The Parkland shooting victims include: Alyssa Alhadeff, 14Martin Duque Anguiano, 14Scott Beigel, 35Nicholas Dworet, 17Aaron Feis, 37Jaime Guttenberg, 14Chris Hixon, 49Luke Hoyer, 15Cara Loughran, 14Gina Montalto, 14Joaquin Oliver, 17Alaina Petty, 14Meadow Pollack, 18Helena Ramsay, 17Alex Schachter, 14Carmen Schentrup, 16Peter Wang, 15 Law and Crime Trial NetworkOn October 15, 2021, it was revealed that Nikolas Cruz would change his plea to guilty '/ ' What have people said about Cruz's plea? After the news of his trial was first announced, many then took to social media to talk about the decision. Tony Montalto, president of the Stand With Parkland group that represents the families of the victims, said that neither he nor any parent he has spoken to had been informed that Cruz would plead guilty, but he is not surprised. Montalto is the father of Gina, who died in the shooting. ...There is very little doubt he murdered my beautiful daughter, Gina, or the 16 other victims,... Montalto said. ...There is very little doubt he shot the other 17 people and terrorized all the other students at the school. We just hope the system gives him justice.... When asked if he believes Cruz deserves the death penalty, Montalto said: ...As a society, we need to disincentivize to the maximum extent possible anyone from attacking our schools, whatever form that takes.... Survivor Lewis Mizen, 21, has also voiced his opinions on the case and previously stated he wanted Cruz to get the death penalty. Read More on The US Sun KNIFE HORROR Handyman who stabbed estranged lover 55 times & hid body in bag pleads guilty GONE TOO SOON Kylie Jenner reacts to 'heartbreaking' loss of friend in new post While some wanted to see Cruz on death row, Parkland shooting survivor Cameron Kasky previously stated it would not be appropriate. ...The death penalty is archaic and unacceptable. This is not the f**king Stone Age,... Kasky said.
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