At Parkland shooter's trial, grieving father erupts in anger on the stand: 'This is not normal'
"She was supposed to get married, and I was going to have my father-daughter dance. She would've had a beautiful family... All those plans came to an end with Alyssa's murder," the grieving father said through tears on the stand. "Alyssa will always be 14."
Pinellas schools install ALERT system to decrease police response time in an emergency
Pinellas County schools already have mobile apps that act as panic buttons for school staff. now they're adding a new layer of protection to make sure officers can respond quickly.
Parkland shooter penalty trial: Jurors watch cellphone videos Nikolas Cruz made days before massacre
"Today is the day. Today it all begins. The day of my massacre shall begin," Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz can be heard saying in one video he made the week before the shooting that left 17 dead. In another, recorded just 3 days ahead of the massacre, he says, “You’re all going to die... Can’t wait.”
Parkland shooter trial a rare, graphic look into one of the worst mass shootings in the U.S.
Few Americans outside law enforcement ever see the most graphic images from mass shootings because most of the killers die during or immediately after the attacks, so they never make it to court. That makes Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz's trial unusual.
Parkland shooter penalty trial: Jail guard describes how Nikolas Cruz attacked him
As jurors watched jail security video, the guard described how Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz violently attacked him, flipping him on the ground and grabbing his Taser from his holster while in the Broward County jail.
Parkland school shooter's AR-15 rifle shown to jurors in penalty trial
Prosecutors in the penalty trial for Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz showed jurors photos of the horrific damage the high-speed bullets fired by his AR-15 style rifle did to some of his victims. They said they were showing the photos because they believe their graphic and horrific detail demonstrated the heinous, depraved and cruel nature of Cruz’s actions.
Parkland shooter penalty trial: Officers describe horrific massacre aftermath inside school
Law enforcement officers who charged into Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School minutes after Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people described the horrific scene they encountered, telling jurors how they found dead and dying students and teachers as smoke and dust filled the air.
Parkland shooter penalty trial: Video showed Nikolas Cruz walking casually into shop minutes after massacre
Jurors in Nikolas Cruz's penalty trial watched video that showed him casually walking into a sandwich shop minutes after he murdered 17 people at his Parkland high school. He blended in with other fleeing students as they evacuated the campus — and even tried to get a ride from another student whose sister was seriously wounded in the mass shooting.
Parkland shooting penalty trial: Teachers weep recalling students killed in school
Teachers gave heart-wrenching testimony in the penalty trial of Nikolas Cruz, with one recalling how a boy in her Holocaust studies class correctly answered a question seconds before he became one of 17 people murdered.
Parkland school shooter trial: Jurors see video of Nikolas Cruz's 'cold, calculated and cruel' rampage
Jurors in the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz viewed graphic security camera video of him murdering 17 people as he stalked through the building. Prosecutors said the footage showed Cruz shooting many of his victims at point-blank range, going back to some as they lay wounded on the floor to kill them with a second round of shots.
Life or death? Parkland high school shooter’s penalty trial set to begin
Four years after the deadly mass shooting that left 14 students and three staff members dead, the penalty trial for the shooter begins Monday with opening statements.
Jury is chosen to decide Parkland school shooter’s sentence
A jury of seven men and five women was tentatively chosen for a penalty trial to decide whether Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz should be sentenced to death or get life in prison.
Judge: Jurors can see Parkland school shooter’s Instagram photos
A judge ruled that prosecutors can use the Parkland school shooter's photos posted on his public Instagram account during the penalty trial.
Broward school district to pay $26 million to Parkland shooting victims
The Broward County school district will pay more than $26 million to the families of 17 people killed and some of those injured in the 2018 Valentine's Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Judge: Parkland school shooting victims’ families can testify
A judge rejected an attempt by Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s attorneys to bar the parents and other relatives of his 17 victims from testifying before the jury.
Parkland school shooting: Victims' families settle lawsuit against U.S. for FBI’s failure to stop gunman
Family members of nearly all of the victims in the 2018 Parkland, Florida, high school massacre have settled a lawsuit against the federal government over the FBI’s failure to act on a tip that the gunman was planning a school shooting, The government will pay about $130 million to the families.
Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to 2018 mass shooting at Parkland high school
Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty to murder on Wednesday in the 2018 shooting massacre in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead. Afterward, he apologized for the crime, adding "I do not care if you do not believe me."
Nikolas Cruz to plead guilty to Parkland school massacre, attorney says
The gunman who killed 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland, Florida, high school will plead guilty to their murders, his attorneys said Friday. The guilty plea would set up a penalty phase where Nikolas Cruz would be be fighting against the death penalty and hoping for life without parole.
Parkland school shooter to plead guilty to 17 counts of murder: reports
The accused gunman in a mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida is pleading guilty to 17 counts of premeditated murder, according to WSVN 7News in Miami.
Florida school shooting suspect faces trial for jail brawl
The suspect in the 2018 killing of 17 people at a Florida high school is finally going on trial — but not for the slayings.