The Parkland school shooter was formally sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole on 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder.
RELATED: Remembering the 17 lives lost in Parkland“You’re going to die before me,” said Manuel Oliver, father of slain victim Joaquin Oliver, mocking the defendant’s quest for fame by hoping he falls into the care of a fellow prisoner. Oliver, not known for his emotional restraint, said he learned during the trial how much his son suffered when the gunman made his way through the third floor of the school’s 1200 building. “I was told not to use profanity here,” he said. “I won’t. I’ll try.
Those who killed were: Alyssa Alhadeff, 14; Scott Beigel, 35; Martin Duque Anguiano, 14; Nicholas Dworet, 17; Aaron Feis, 37; Jaime Guttenberg, 14; Christopher Hixon, 49; Luke Hoyer, 15; Cara Loughran, 14; Gina Montalto, 14; Joaquin Oliver, 17; Alaina Petty, 14; Meadow Pollack, 18; Helena Ramsay, 17; Alexander Schachter, 14; Carmen Schentrup, 16; and Peter Wang, 15.
“Joaquin loved me, for all of my flaws,” she said. “Nobody else is allowed to love me like that.” She said she no longer feels safe, thanks to Cruz.She acknowledged the defendant’s humanity and said she would have once wished for him “the love that I experienced” if not for what Cruz did. Lori and Ilan Alhadeff leave the podium after giving their victim impact statement during the sentencing hearing for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022.
In the courtroom, he praised the judge for moving the case along despite conflicts with the defense and commitment to the fairness of the process. But he condemned the defense, calling for Weekes’ resignation. Afterward, Guttenberg said he went to his daughter’s grave to reflect on the jury’s decision and the sentencing hearing.“Every single family, because of what you did, is doing amazing things in the country today in the name of safety, in the name of saving lives, making sure our schools are safer, our streets are safer,” he said to the killer.
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