Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old accused of killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month, is reportedly being showered with love letters and has had hundreds of dollars put in his commissary account. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reported that an alarming amount of admirers are sending the suspected mass murderer sexually-explicit photos and offers of …
An altered image showing Parkland school shooting survivor Emma González ripping up the Constitution has gone viral on social media, specifically gaining traction in right-wing circles. In actuality, the Teen Vogue feature shows the teen ripping up a gun-range target. The magazine’s chief content officer Phillip Picardi took to Twitter Sunday to debunk the viral image, calling …
A commitment under the law would have made it more difficult if not impossible for Nikolas Cruz to obtain a gun legally.
By CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — The former student charged with killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month will face the death penalty, prosecutors said Tuesday. Nikolas Cruz, 19, is scheduled for formal arraignment Wednesday on a 34-count indictment, including 17 first-degree murder charges. Cruz’s attorneys have said he would …
The only victim still hospitalized following the February 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that left 17 students and teachers dead has reportedly gone from fair to critical condition, a hospital spokesperson announced Thursday. Student-athlete Anthony Borges’ family told the Sun-Sentinel that the 15-year-old is in stable condition after undergoing surgery Wednesday and Thursday. However, …
As students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School prepare for their first full week of classes following a massacre that left 17 students and faculty members dead, one area park has taken action remove the alleged gunman’s name from its playground area. According to the South Florida Sun Sentinel, the name Nikolas J. Cruz has …
By DAMIAN J. TROISE, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart took steps Wednesday to restrict gun sales, adding two retail heavyweights to the growing rift between corporate America and the gun lobby. Dick’s said it will immediately stop selling assault-style rifles and ban the sale of all guns to anyone …
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 …
As more information surfaces about the man suspected of killing 17 people in a mass shooting at a Florida high school earlier this month, a pattern of traumatic personal issues and missed warning signs continues to grow. According to the New York Post, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz’s life was often in upheaval dating back to at …
In the wake of a deadly mass shooting last week at a Florida high school, survivors and loved ones of the 17 victims killed have been left to cope with their grief. As Fox News reported, some outside groups are hoping to lend some support to that process through several programs targeted to their uniquely …
By ALINA HARTOUNIAN, Associated Press One student was teased about being a “brown, bald lesbian.” Another was the target of conspiracy theorists who claimed he was really an actor. When a group of teens posed for a photo, they were accused of lapping up attention from the news cameras and “partying like rock stars.” Just days …
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
