Florida school shooting suspect due in court hearing

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The suspect in the Florida school shooting that left 17 dead in February is due back in court for another hearing. The hearing Tuesday mainly deals with procedural motions involving 20-year-old Nikolas Cruz, who faces the death penalty if convicted of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Cruz’s... Read More

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November 19, 2018

Florida high school massacre panel considers recommendations

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The state commission investigating the Florida high school massacre began discussions Friday on what recommendations it will make regarding student safety, mental health and steps to prevent future school shootings. The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Commission didn’t pass any specific recommendations Friday at its latest gathering to consider the Feb.... Read More

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September 27, 2018

Cruz defense seeks more witnesses in Parkland shooting

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lawyers for Parkland school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz told a judge Wednesday they want to interview potentially hundreds of witnesses that prosecutors have placed off limits in the massacre that killed 17 people The Cruz lawyers asked Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer to allow additional interviews of some of more than... Read More

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September 6, 2018

Cruz biological mother’s past a factor in school shooting

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The extensive criminal and drug abuse history of Parkland school suspect Nikolas Cruz’s biological mother could be a key factor in whether he is sentenced to die for the massacre that killed 17 people, legal experts and officials say. The mother, 62-year-old Brenda Woodard, played no role in Cruz’s upbringing... Read More

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August 15, 2018

Paper’s contempt motion up in Florida school shooting case

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A school board is asking a judge to hold a newspaper in contempt in the case of Parkland school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz. Attorneys say the motion against the South Florida Sun Sentinel is scheduled to be heard Wednesday. The Broward County board claims the newspaper violated court orders by... Read More

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August 13, 2018

Paper: Judge must reject contempt effort over Parkland story

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida newspaper urged a judge Friday to reject a school board’s effort to have it and two reporters held in contempt for publishing a story on the educational background of Parkland school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz. The Broward County school board sought the contempt ruling after the South Florida... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

August 9, 2018

Paper faces contempt for story on school shooting suspect

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida newspaper faced an ethical dilemma after a school district’s mistake exposed details that were supposed to be redacted from its lengthy examination of the education of school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz. The material two judges had ordered kept secret shows that Broward County school officials failed to follow... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

August 8, 2018

Paper faces contempt for story on school shooting suspect

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August 7, 2018

Parkland shooter blamed demons in his head for school massacre

Mass shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz said a demon in his head told him to burn, kill and destroy “anything,” before he allegedly killed 17 people at a Florida high school, transcripts of a police interview revealed on Monday. Cruz, 19, described to Broward County Sheriff’s Det. John Curcio a male voice inside his head that... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

August 6, 2018

Report: Schools ran Parkland suspect’s education properly

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Broward County schools officials in general properly handled the special-needs education of troubled Parkland shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz, according to an independent report released late Friday on the orders of a judge. The 70-page report , much of which is heavily redacted under privacy rules, concludes that during Cruz’s 16... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

August 3, 2018

Hearing on disclosure of school shooting suspect’s education

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz want a judge to prevent release of details of his education records to guarantee a fair trial. A hearing is set Friday on whether a report outlining Cruz’s time in the Broward County school system should be made public. One judge has... Read More

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July 27, 2018

Judge: Release Florida school shooting suspect’s statement

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Much of the hourslong statement given by Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz to investigators just after the Valentine’s Day massacre that killed 17 people should be publicly released, a judge ruled Thursday. Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer said in her order that much of the “non-confession” portions of the... Read More

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July 17, 2018

Media seek Florida school shooting suspect’s statement

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Media organizations asked a judge Monday to order public release of much of Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz’s statement to investigators after the Valentine’s Day massacre that killed 17 people. Attorneys for The Associated Press and other media outlets asked Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer to allow disclosure of... Read More

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