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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 650

Florida school shooting

Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz is escorted from the courtroom after his sentencing at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Nov. 2, 2022. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
November 3, 2022, 6:19 pm
Victims’ parents weep as Parkland school shooter handed 34 life sentences
Nikolas Cruz sentenced for mass shooting that killed 17 students and wounded 17 others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida in 2018
By TERRY SPENCER
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is escorted into the courtroom for a hearing regarding possible jury misconduct during deliberations in the penalty phase of his trial on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
November 1, 2022, 4:47 pm
Families of Parkland shooting victims address killer as sentencing hearing begins
‘You did not receive the justice you deserved,’ widow of athletic director Chris Hixon tells Nikolas Cruz, who will avoid death penalty after jury failed to agree on punishment
By TERRY SPENCER
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz leans against a wall in the courtroom at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on October 13, 2022. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
October 13, 2022, 8:28 pm
Unable to agree on death penalty, jury hands Parkland school shooter life sentence
Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty last year to murdering 14 students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018
By TERRY SPENCER
File: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is shown at the defense table during jury selection in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida., June 28, 2022. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
September 28, 2022, 4:24 am
Parkland shooter searched online for Nazi flags, info on Hitler, detective says
Nikolas Cruz, who massacred 17, wrote ‘Nazi party will rise again,’ looked up swastika tattoos; prosecutors dispute mother’s drinking in pregnancy caused mental health problems
By TERRY SPENCER
Judge Elizabeth Scherer holds up documents as she considers arguments from the defense that the jury should be prevented from seeing the swastikas on the pages (circled in red) during the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
September 2, 2022, 1:20 am
Judge allows jury to view swastikas drawn by Florida school shooter
Defense loses attempt to redact Nazi symbols by arguing that Nikolas Cruz’s killing of 17 people at Parkland high school was not driven by bigotry
By TERRY SPENCER
Max Schachter reacts as video and audio are played from inside a classroom as bullets are fired into it during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, July 18, 2022. (Carline Jean / POOL / AFP)
July 19, 2022, 5:14 am
Tears in court as families shown harrowing videos of Parkland shooting
Prosecutor describes Nikolas Cruz’s 2018 rampage through Florida school, killing 17, as he makes case for death penalty; chilling footage shows kids seeking cover as shots ring out
By TERRY SPENCER
File: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is shown at the defense table during jury selection in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida., June 28, 2022. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
July 18, 2022, 9:03 pm
Death penalty looms as sentencing begins for gunman in Parkland school shooting
Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty to 17 counts of murder in October; hearings expected to last four months
By TERRY SPENCER
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz enters the courtroom before jury pre-selection in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April 4, 2022 (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
April 5, 2022, 11:35 am
Jury selection starts for trial of Parkland school shooter, but most are dismissed
Nikolas Cruz already pleaded guilty so only decision left is death penalty versus life without parole; 1 prospective juror cried, others had conflict of interest or vacation plans
By TERRY SPENCER
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz signs a document while seated at the defense table as he is in court to plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings, October 20, 2021, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
October 21, 2021, 8:48 am
Gunman pleads guilty to 2018 Parkland high school massacre
Nikolas Cruz admits to murdering 14 students and 3 staff members at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School; victims’ parents shrug off his apologies as a defense strategy
By TERRY SPENCER
A makeshift memorial erected in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, days after the shooting that left 17 students and teachers dead, February 18, 2018. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images via JTA)
February 15, 2021, 4:49 am
On Parkland shooting anniversary, Biden calls for tougher gun laws
US president vows to push efforts to require background checks, ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines
By AFP
Fred Guttenberg with his daughter Jaime, who was killed in the Parkland school shooting. (Courtesy of Guttenberg via JTA)
February 14, 2021, 10:20 pm
‘Did I do enough to protect you?’ Families mourn Parkland victims, 3 years on
Parents of 17 teenagers gunned down in 2018 Florida school massacre, many of them now vocal activists against gun violence, agonize over murders on anniversary
By Ben Sales
Mourners at an anniversary memorial for the victims of the Parkland, Fla., shooting, Feb. 14, 2019, in Parkland, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
February 14, 2020, 8:47 pm
2 years after deadly school shooting, Jews in Parkland still don’t feel secure
Florida community holds memorial services for 5 Jewish victims of attack that killed 17; members say they suffer from trauma, have stepped up security
By Josefin Dolsten
Police officers are seen in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as law enforcement officials investigate the mass shooting that took place at the school, on February 17, 2018, in Parkland, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/AFP)
February 12, 2020, 6:12 am
Trump briefs Parkland victims’ parents on school safety clearinghouse
Fred Guttenberg, who has fought for gun reform since daughter was killed in school shooting, not invited to meeting, says tool not enough to protect kids
By Marcy Oster
Then Broward County sheriff Scott Israel speaks during a news conference on February 15, 2018, near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed in a mass shooting the day before. (Amy Beth Bennett/Sun Sentinel/TNS via Getty Images/via JTA)
March 10, 2019, 7:15 pm
Sheriff suspended over Parkland shooting response sues to get his job back
Scott Israel’s lawsuit alleges that Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis improperly removed him for political reasons
By Marcy Oster
People at Trails End Park pause for a moment of silence in honor of the 17 that were killed during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting last year, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, in Parkland, Fla. (AP/Wilfredo Lee)
February 15, 2019, 5:21 am
Year after Parkland massacre, victims honored with silent memorials
With emotions running high, students and others across country hold moments of silence in memory of 17 victims of Florida high school shooting
By AP
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