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Nikolas Cruz | |
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 Cruz's mugshot following his arrest | |
| Born | September 24, 1998 Margate, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (expelled) |
| Occupation | Former Dollar Tree cashier |
| Known for | Perpetrator of the Parkland high school shooting |
| Criminal status | Incarcerated |
| Motive | Disputed:
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| Conviction(s) | 17 counts of premeditated First-degree murder, 17 counts of attempted first-degree murder |
| Criminal penalty | 34 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole |
| Details | |
| Date | February 14, 2018 |
| Target(s) | Students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School |
| Killed | 17 |
| Injured | 17 |
| Weapons | Smith & Wesson M&P15 Sport II semi-automatic rifle |
Nikolas Jacob Cruz (born September 24, 1998)[3][4][5] is an American mass murderer who perpetrated the Parkland high school shooting, where he shot and killed fourteen students and three staff members while injuring seventeen others on February 14, 2018. In November 2022, Cruz was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for the shooting, which remains one of the deadliest high school shootings in the United States.
Cruz had been known for behavioral problems since preschool,[6] and as a teenager on social media he shared his obsessions with mass shootings and expressed racist, antisemitic, homophobic, and xenophobic views.[7] He was a member of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.[8] He legally purchased various firearms prior to the shooting.[9]
- ^ "School shooter chose Valentine's Day to ruin it forever". Associated Press News. October 6, 2022.
- ^ "Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz contemplated massacre for years". October 3, 2022.
- ^ Wallman, Brittany; McMahon, Paula; O'Matz, Megan; Bryan, Susannah. "School shooter Nikolas Cruz: A lost and lonely killer". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
- ^ Miller, Carol Marbin; Gurney, Kyra (February 20, 2018). "Parkland shooter always in trouble, never expelled. Could school system have done more?". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
Contrary to early reports, Cruz was never expelled from Broward schools. Legally, he couldn't be. Under federal law, Nikolas Cruz had a right to a 'free and appropriate' education at a public school near him.
- ^ Teproff, Carli; Herrera, Chabeli; Smiley, David (February 14, 2018). "17 dead, 17 wounded after expelled student shoots up Stoneman Douglas High in Broward". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
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