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After months of disturbing evidence and tear-filled witnesses, the jury recommended a sentence of life in prison without parole for Nikolas Cruz, rather than the death penalty, which was a shock to many of the victims' families.
(PARKLAND, Fla.) -- Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz has been spared the death penalty and sentenced to life in prison by a Florida jury for carrying out the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that claimed 17 lives. Cruz pleaded guilty last year to 17 counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of attempted
An unnamed juror reported a perceived threat from a fellow juror as the panel deliberated mass killer Nikolas Cruz's punishment, the prosecution said.
Prosecutors in the case of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz are calling for an investigation after a juror said she felt threatened by another member of the jury during deliberations.
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A jury’s decision to hand out a life sentence for Parkland mass killer Nikolas Cruz will make it even more difficult to secure death sentences in the future, legal experts say.