Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to the February 2018 massacre at the South Florida high school that left 17 people dead
Cruz, 23, faces a minimum of life in prison and maximum of the death penalty, which will be decided by a jury in the upcoming sentencing phase of the trial. The prosecution has said they plan to seek the death penalty.In court, Cruz wore a collared shirt, black vest, face mask and large, thick-framed glasses.
Parkland survivors unpack trauma through art 02:43The plea begins to wrap up a legal chapter in a massacre that scarred a community and spawned a massive national protest movement against gun violence in American schools.Cruz had previously pleaded not guilty to 17 counts of premeditated murder in the first degree and 17 counts of attempted murder in the first degree, though he had confessed to police, according to a probable cause affidavit.
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