Nikolas Cruz Pleads Guilty to Killing 17 in Parkland School Shooting : Npr

Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to killing 17 in Parkland school shooting The gunman's defense team is hoping to avoid the death penalty that prosecutors are seeking for the murders of 17 students and staff in Parkland, Fla.

The Judge Asked Cruz About His Mindset and the Plea Strategy

At the start of Wednesday's court session, Scherer addressed Cruz directly to establish his competency and ability to understand the proceedings. Cruz affirmed that he understood what was happening. As for his mental state, he acknowledged that he has previously been diagnosed with depression and anxiety.

A Florida School District Will Pay $25 Million to the Families of Parkland Victims

The Parkland massacre rocked the U.S. in 2018 and led to a new push for more effective gun control laws as victims and families who lost loved ones urged lawmakers to act to halt gun violence — particularly the school shootings that have devastated numerous U.S. communities.

Nikolas Cruz: Parkland Gunman Pleads Guilty to Murdering 1

A Florida man has pleaded guilty to murdering 17 people in a 2018 mass shooting at a high school campus in Parkland, Florida.

Nikolas Cruz Pleads Guilty to 2018 Parkland School Massacre

CORRECTS SPELLING OF FIRST NAME TO DEBBI, NOT DEBBIE- Gena Hoyer, right, hugs Debbi Hixon during a court recess following Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz's guilty plea on all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Hoyer's son, Luke Hoyer, 15, and Hixon's husband, Christopher Hixon, 49, were both killed in the massacre. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool) (Source: apnews.com)

Nikolas Cruz Pleads Guilty to Murder Charges and Apologizes for Parkland High School Massacr

Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who carried out the massacre of students and faculty members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February 2018, pleaded guilty in a Florida courtroom Wednesday to 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder.