Nikolas Cruz’s mother was terrified of son before her death: ‘I think that’s what killed her,’ says family friend
Juveniles
“He thinks he’s f***ing ISIS,” Lynda Cruz reportedly said
Mass shooting
February 26, 2018
Deputy never entered school during mass shooting ‘because he believed the gunfire was coming from outside’: Attorney
By KELLI KENNEDY, BRENDAN FARRINGTON and CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The sheriff’s deputy assigned to guard the Florida high school that was the scene of a mass shooting never entered the building to confront the suspect because he believed the gunfire was coming from outside, his attorney said Monday. Scot Peterson has …
Mass shooting
February 22, 2018
Video camera delays misled police at Florida high school shooting: Report
The delay led officers to believe that the shooter was still in the building when he was actually in a McDonald’s a mile away
Mass shooting
February 20, 2018
15-year-old shot 5 times protecting classmates from gunfire
“One of our own was a hero last week and needs our help”
Mass shooting
February 17, 2018
Accused Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz offers guilty plea to avoid the death penalty: Report
Nikolas Cruz, the teen accused of killing 17 people during a brutal school shooting in Parkland, Florida, on Wednesday, wants to offer a guilty plea in an attempt to avoid the death penalty, according to his lawyer. The Sun Sentinel reports that public defender Howard Finkelstein, who’s representing 19-year-old Cruz, said that a trial would essentially be …
Mass shooting
February 17, 2018
Parkland school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz physically, verbally abused his mother: Report
Alleged Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz would verbally and physically abuse his late adoptive mother on a regular basis, multiple police reports have revealed. Police reports obtained by CNN stated that Lynda Cruz had called 911 for various issues involving Nikolas and his younger brother, including “mentally ill person,” “child/elderly abuse,” “domestic disturbance,” and “missing person.” Lynda had …
Mass shooting
February 16, 2018
Florida school shooter was on school rifle team that got NRA grant
By MICHAEL BIESECKER and COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press The troubled teen authorities say killed 17 people at a Florida high school excelled in an air-rifle marksmanship program supported by a grant from the National Rifle Association Foundation, part of a multimillion-dollar effort by the gun group to support youth shooting clubs and other programs. Nikolas Cruz, …
Juveniles
February 16, 2018
‘It’s a miracle that I’m alive’: Parkland school shooting survivor forgives gunman who wounded her in leg, back
A Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student who was wounded in the leg and back said she forgives the suspected gunman who shot her and killed 17 people. Bullet fragments are still embedded in Daniela Menescal’s back and leg following Wednesday’s shooting. The junior claimed that she believed it was a drill until the suspect …
Mass shooting
February 16, 2018
Three Minutes of Terror: Inside evil gunman’s shooting rampage that killed 17 at Florida school
After the rampage, the suspect headed to a Wal-Mart and bought a drink at a Subway restaurant before walking to a McDonald’s
Mass shooting
February 15, 2018
Florida school shooting suspect might not have ties to white-nationalist militia after all: Cops
Police in Florida are casting some doubt on the testimony of a white supremacist who claimed the suspect in Wednesday’s school shooting was affiliated with his militia. Jordan Jereb made the allegation in comments to reporters the day after at least 17 students and faculty died at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Later …
Mass shooting
February 15, 2018
Family, neighbor of Florida high school shooting suspect say teen took dark turn after mom’s death
A relative of Nikolas Cruz, the man accused of killing 17 in Wednesday’s Florida school shooting, said she believes that Cruz’s mental health deteriorated last year after his adoptive mother died of pneumonia. Linda and Roger Cruz, an older couple, adopted Nikolas when he was an infant. Linda’s sister-in-law, Barbara Kumbatovic, told The Washington Post …
Mass shooting
February 15, 2018
‘It’s a miracle’: Student injured in Parkland school shooting recovering after suffering crushed lung, losing ‘so much’ blood
A student wounded in the Parkland high school shooting that killed 17 people is in the hospital after suffering multiple gunshot wounds during Wedneday’s massacre. Stoneman Douglas girls basketball coach Marilyn Heinrich revealed on Facebook that Maddy Wilford, a junior at the high school, was seriously injured in the shooting and is expected to undergo her third surgery …