In 2018, 19-year-old Nicholas Cruz carried out a shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Secondary School in Parkland, Florida, killing 17, including 14 children.
After 4 years of the incident that recorded the worst shooting massacre in a school in America, the US court announced its ruling, according to the testimony of the jury, and in the presence of the families of the victims.
Cruz was given a life sentence without the possibility of conditional release by the court, shocking the families of the victims because he was spared the death penalty.
After hearing the jury’s verdict on each of the 17 victims, the families of the victims in the courtroom became angry, and several of them fled the room.
The jury decided that Cruz should be sentenced to life in prison rather than death since factors including mental instability and psychiatric condition contributed to the crime he committed.
Cruz had entered the school’s automatic machine gun on February 14, 2018, and fired 139 bullets, to everyone in front of him, killing 17 people and hitting 17 others, in a crime that shook the United States.
In a press conference held following the trial, the parents of the victims emphasised that “a tremendous injustice occurred today” because Cruz had provided a chance for life.
Records also showed that Cruz made a video about the shooting in which he declared, “My name is Nicholas, and I will be the next shooter at the 2018 School.”
He said, “I want to kill at least 20 people.” Also from him: “You’re all going to perish. Yes, wait impatiently for it. “.
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