Florida prosecutors seeking death penalty in school shooting

MIAMI (AP) — Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty for the former student charged with killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month even though attorneys for Nikolas Cruz indicated he would plead guilty if his life was spared. Cruz, 19, is scheduled for formal arraignment Wednesday on a 34-count indictment,... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

March 14, 2018

Facing death penalty, school shooting suspect in court

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Now formally facing the death penalty, the suspect in the Valentine’s Day school shooting that killed 17 people in Florida is headed for a court appearance Wednesday on a 34-count indictment. We will stream this hearing at 1:30pm ET. An arraignment hearing is set for 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, whose attorneys... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

March 13, 2018

Judge: Release video outside Florida school during shooting

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge ruled Monday that surveillance video showing events outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during the Valentine’s Day massacre that killed 17 people should be made public. Broward Circuit Judge Jeffrey Levenson agreed with news outlets including The Associated Press that the video should be released. The judge... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

March 8, 2018

Gun legislation passes Florida House, goes to governor

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida House passed a school safety bill Wednesday that includes new restrictions on rifle sales and a program to arm some teachers, sending the measure to the governor for his signature. The vote of 67-50 reflected a mix of Republicans and Democrats in support and opposition. The measure, a response... Read More

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Guns, Nikolas Cruz

March 7, 2018

Grand jury to hear from family who took in shooting suspect

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A grand jury considering charges against the 19-year-old suspected of killing 17 people at a Florida high school is expected to hear from the family he’d been living with after his mother died late last year. Nikolas Cruz told investigators he took an AR-15 rifle to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

March 1, 2018

The Latest: Walmart sets age of 21 to buy firearms, ammo

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the return of students and teachers to class following the killings of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (all times local): 9:30 p.m. Walmart says it will no longer sell firearms and ammunition to people younger than 21. The retailer’s new policy comes after Dick’s Sporting... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz, Walmart

February 28, 2018

Across Florida, parents, teens, officials, talk safety

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s governor said Tuesday that he’s determined to make the Parkland school shooting the last the state ever experiences. Gov. Rick Scott met with Miami-Dade County officials to outline a plan to pass a school safety bill before the state’s annual legislative session ends next Friday. Scott says he wants to... Read More

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Guns, Nikolas Cruz

February 27, 2018

Hearing for Florida shooting suspect case canceled

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A Tuesday morning hearing in the criminal case against the suspect accused in the Florida high school shooting has been canceled. Prosecutors are seeking to obtain hair samples, fingerprints, DNA and photographs of Nikolas Cruz, 19. The hearing was removed from the court docket and no explanation was immediately available. Cruz,... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

February 20, 2018

The Latest: Suspect legally purchased at least 7 long guns

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the deadly Florida high school shooting (all times local): 11 p.m. A law enforcement official says the man charged with killing 17 people at a Florida high school legally purchased at least seven long guns, including an AK-47-style rifle he bought less than a month ago. The official... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

February 20, 2018

School shooting puts pressure on Florida lawmakers to act

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The deadly shooting at a Florida high school has put pressure on the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature to consider a sweeping package of gun-control laws in a state that has resisted restrictions on firearms for decades, lawmakers said Monday. The legislative effort coalesced as 100 students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

February 19, 2018

For school shooting suspect, main question is life or death

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The evidence against the Florida school shooting suspect is so overwhelming, the only question left for the courts if he is convicted is whether he will be sentenced to death or spend the rest of his life in prison. The fate of 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, who faces 17 counts of... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

February 16, 2018

The Latest: Hundreds at vigil mourn school shooting victims

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on a deadly school shooting at a Florida high school (all times local): 11 p.m. The 17 people killed in the Florida high school shooting have been remembered at a candlelight vigil attended by at least 1,000 people. There was a moment of silence and the victims’ names were... Read More

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Florida Shooter, Nikolas Cruz

February 15, 2018

Former student opens fire at Florida high school, killing 17

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A former student opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at a Florida high school Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and sending hundreds of students fleeing into the streets in the nation’s deadliest school shooting since a gunman attacked an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. The shooter, who was equipped with... Read More

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Florida Shooter, Nikolas Cruz

Florida prosecutors seeking death penalty in school shooting

Facing death penalty, school shooting suspect in court

Judge: Release video outside Florida school during shooting

Gun legislation passes Florida House, goes to governor

Grand jury to hear from family who took in shooting suspect

The Latest: Walmart sets age of 21 to buy firearms, ammo

Across Florida, parents, teens, officials, talk safety

Hearing for Florida shooting suspect case canceled

The Latest: Suspect legally purchased at least 7 long guns

School shooting puts pressure on Florida lawmakers to act

For school shooting suspect, main question is life or death

The Latest: Hundreds at vigil mourn school shooting victims

Former student opens fire at Florida high school, killing 17

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