Parkland shooting parents fume as man who gunned down 14 kids avoids death penalty

dailystar.co.uk:

parents of the children killed in the Parkland shooting were in tears as the evil gunman avoided the death penalty. Nikolas Cruz, 24, pleaded guilty to 17 counts of murder and a further 17 counts of attempted murder after gunning down 14 students, three members of staff and injuring 17 others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Florida, in February 2018.The four-minute AR-15 rampage is one of the deadliest school shootings in US history. READ MORE: Knife-wielding man 'shot dead by police after being tackled with stun grenade and Taser'Prosecutors were seeking the death penalty for Cruz's "cold, calculated and premeditated" massacre, which they described as "systematic murder".

The killer's defence argued he should be spared the death penalty as "his brain was irretrievably broken" by a troubled childhood.

After seven-and-a-half hours of deliberations, a 12-person jury today (Thursday, October 13) recommended life in prison without parole.

That sentence - now a formality - will be imposed at a hearing on November 1. Some of the victims families were heard audibly gasping as the decision was read to the courtroom.