USA: Nikolas Cruz sentenced to life in prison for massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland

Nikolas Cruz, who opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle and killed 17 students and staff at a high school in Parkland, Florida, was sentenced today to life in prison without parole.

Last month, jurors agreed not to sentence Cruz, 24, to the death penalty, leaving the court with no choice but to sentence him to life.

Cruz had pleaded guilty to a charge of first degree murder for the massacre he committed on February 14, 2018. Judge Elizabeth Scherer agreed to the prosecution’s request and allowed relatives of the 24-year-old’s victims to speak in court before the sentence was announced. . Some of them sharply criticized the jury’s decision and Florida state law that requires unanimity in order to sentence a defendant to death.

Many relatives spoke directly to Cruz, who watched expressionless behind his large glasses and protective mask. Anne Ramsey, the mother of 17-year-old Helena Ramsey, called him “satanic” while Inez Hixon called him a “domestic terrorist” for killing her father-in-law, the school’s head of sports, Chris Hixon.

Cruz was 19 when he launched the attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, from which he had been expelled.

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