Parkland

Florida school mass shooter to be sentenced to life in prison

A Florida judge sentenced Nikolas Crus, the man who killed 17 students and staff at a school in Parkland, to life in prison.

Nikolas Cruz appears in a police booking photo after being charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder following a Parkland school shooting, at Broward County Jail in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. February 15, 2018. Broward County Sheriff/Handout via REUTERS
Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and Westglades Middle School gather near memorials at a park where they marched as part of a National School Walkout, to honor the 17 students and staff members killed at the high school in Parkland, Florida

Defense attorney claims Parkland shooter was damaged before birth

Flowers are placed at a memorial and photo of a victim before a memorial service on the one-year anniversary of the shooting which claimed 17 lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, US, February 14, 2019.

US to pay $127.5 mln to resolve 2018 Parkland school shooting claims

Students are evacuated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during a shooting incident in Parkland, Florida, February 14

Accused Parkland, Florida school shooter pleads guilty


Parkland school massacre victims reach $25m. settlement with district

The agreement resolves 52 of 53 lawsuits filed by families against the district for negligence in the wake of the Valentine's Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

People light candles in front of mementoes placed in front of the fence of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to commemorate the victims of the mass shooting, in Parkland, Florida, U.S., February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Parkland school shooter Cruz to plead guilty to murder, lawyer says

Nikolas Cruz's attorney told a judge he will plead guilty to all charges in what was the deadliest high school shooting in US history.

Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and Westglades Middle School gather near memorials at a park where they marched as part of a National School Walkout, to honor the 17 students and staff members killed at the high school in Parkland, Florida

Jewish parents of Parkland victims remember their kids three years later

On the third anniversary of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, parents of the shooting’s Jewish victims shared their memories and hopes.

People light candles in front of mementoes placed in front of the fence of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to commemorate the victims of the mass shooting, in Parkland, Florida, U.S., February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Parkland victim's father uses RNC to blame far-left Democrats for shooting

Pollack, who voted for Donald Trump in 2016, has praised the president in the past for emphasizing school safety instead of gun control.

Students are evacuated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during a shooting incident in Parkland, Florida, February 14

Father of girl killed in Parkland says 2020 will be an important year

Guttenberg says he tries to remain calm while speaking about his daughter and his anger about the lack of national policies to stem gun violence.

Students are evacuated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during a shooting incident in Parkland, Florida, February 14

Jews in Parkland say they still don’t feel secure two years after shooting

“Now you cannot walk into our building without an armed security guard there,” said Rabbi Michael Gold of Temple Beth Torah Shaaray Tzedek.

People light candles in front of mementoes placed in front of the fence of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to commemorate the victims of the mass shooting, in Parkland, Florida, U.S., February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Trump briefs family of Parkland victims on a way to improve school safety

The meeting comes days before the second anniversary of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 students and staff dead.

U.S. President Donald Trump departs after delivering his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. February 4, 2020

Father of girl killed in Parkland shooting removed from State of the Union

He was escorted out of the House chamber by Capitol Police.

Fred Guttenberg, father of Parkland school shooting victim Jaime Guttenberg, is ejected after shouting during U.S. President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. February 4, 2020