Following Cruz’s guilty plea, the 12-member jury is now being held accountable. for in penalty phase will be asked to decide whether to recommend its implementation. Six to eight alternations also must be chosen, said the judge last week during the hearing.
“It was 17 people killed so there is story of in death of 17 people“Assistant State Attorney Jeff Marcus told the court. in explaining why penalty phase could last in autumn. “And then there are 17 more which are considered aggravating circumstances in a business”.
The jury would have to unanimously agree that at least one an aggravating circumstance, including concurrent felony charges to which Cruise pleaded guilty, or that he knowingly created the crime. risk of other deaths — exists among 34 charges filed to date begin discuss whether he should face in death penalty.
If this happens, they must be unanimous in recommending death sentence, otherwise his sentence would necessarily have been life imprisonment in prison. If they recommend the death penalty, final decision still resting with judge.
14 students and 3 teachers were killed.
When he arrived, Cruz entered the three-story high school.story 1200 building, went out to the east stairs and began to load his rifle. When he did student entered the stairwell, Sats said.
“You better get out of here,” Cruz said. student, according to the prosecutor. “Something bad is about to happen.”
At approximately 2:21 pm, Cruz opened fire in in the corridor, Sats said, shooting at students and teachers in hallways and classrooms like him made his way through building as well as up through each floor. IN one dot, dust shaken off ceiling tiles by shots set off in buildings fire alarm, sending students and teachers out of classrooms and corridors.
Of those killed, 14 were students: Alyssa Alhadeff, 14; Martin Duque Anguiano, 14; Nicholas Dworet, 17; Jaime Guttenberg, 14; Luc Hoyer, 15; Kara Lofran, 14; Gina Montalto, 14; Joaquin Oliver, 17; Alaina Petty, 14; Lugovoi Pollack, 18; Helena Ramsay, 17; Alex Shakhter, 14; Carmen Szentrup, 16; and Peter Wang, 14.
geography teacher Scott Beigel, 35; wrestling coach Chris Hickson, 49; and assistant football coach Aaron Face, 37, was also killed – everyone runs to danger or trying help students safety.
After the shooting, Cruz delivered down his weapons, remaining magazines and his tactical vest and fled, mixed in at 14:27 with other students, Satz said. He was arrested the same day about 3 miles from the school.
in October plea hearing, Cruz responded “guilty” to each of 34 charges he faced before addressing victims and their families in brief statement to the court.
“I’m sorry for what have I done, he said in part, “and I have to live with it’s every day.”
However, Cruz’s apologies were of little consolation. parent of one killed student, who called it “ridiculous”.
“I think he deserves the same of but chance how he gave me daughter and all the rest on The 14th of February of 2018,” said Gina Montalto. father Tony Montalto when asked about Cruz facing in death penalty.
Cruz has already was sentenced to 25 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to assault on jail guard in November 2018.
Millions awarded to victims’ families in civil cases
But the school shooting continues with about 130 enrolled on US campuses with K-12 students after Parkland, according to CNN tally.
“Although we admit that there is no amount of money can make these families whole, this is the board school, hope this settlement will be show our sincere commitment to the families, students, staff and faculty of MSD, and to all of Broward County community”Temporary district general counsel said.
Denise Royal of CNN contributed to this report.
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