Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

Politics & Government

Harris plans to visit the Parkland school where 14 kids were killed in 2018

5:00am March 11, 2024

by Deepa Shivaram

Vice President Harris will walk through Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on March 23 with the families of the victims who were killed there in a mass shooting.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is escorted into the courtroom for a hearing regarding possible jury misconduct during deliberations in the penalty phase of his trial on Oct. 14, 2022, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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The Parkland shooter's life sentence could bring changes to Florida law

6:00am October 15, 2022

by The Associated Press

Until 2016, Florida law allowed trial judges to impose a death sentence if a majority of the jurors agreed. But now, anything less than 12-0 means an automatic sentence of life without parole.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz tugs at his shirt collar at the defense table for the verdict in his trial at the Broward County Courthouse on Thursday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The jury recommended Cruz receive a life sentence.

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A jury recommends life in prison for Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz

1:39pm October 13, 2022

by Laurel Wamsley

Fourteen students and three staff members were killed in the rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine's Day in 2018. Cruz, 24, pleaded guilty last year to first-degree murder.

Flowers, candles and mementos sit outside one of the makeshift memorials at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on February 27, 2018.

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In a surprise, the defense rests early in the Parkland school shooting trial

12:08pm September 14, 2022

by Greg Allen

Nikolas Cruz has already pleaded guilty to killing 17 people and wounding others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. Jurors are deciding whether he'll be executed or spend life in prison.

A memorial to the victims is seen outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14, 2019, during the one-year anniversary of the school shooting.

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The Parkland jury gets a rare view of the school massacre site

3:41pm August 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

Jurors in the trial of Nikolas Cruz toured a building at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The scene was deeply unsettling: Large pools of dried blood still stained classroom floors.

Former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, seen on Monday. The state Senate voted Wednesday to confirm his ouster by Gov. Ron DeSantis over the performance of his department in the 2018 high school shootings in Parkland.

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Suspension Of Sheriff After High School Shootings Confirmed By Florida State Senate

7:37pm October 23, 2019

by Greg Allen

Gov. Ron DeSantis accused Scott Israel of dereliction of duty before and after the attacks at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 people. Israel has said he will run for reelection.

Former Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel appears before the state Senate Rules Committee concerning his dismissal by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday in Tallahassee, Fla.

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Committee Backs Suspension of Broward Sheriff Over 2018 High School Shootings

11:12pm October 21, 2019

by Greg Allen

Gov. Ron DeSantis charged Scott Israel with incompetence and dereliction of duty before and after the mass shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. A state Senate panel backs the governor.

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A Mural Takes On New, Tragic Meaning In A Mourning El Paso

8:58am August 05, 2019

by Stella M. Chávez

Manuel and Patricia Oliver lost their son in the Parkland, Fla., school shooting last year. This weekend they planned to unveil a mural in his honor in El Paso. It's become an impromptu memorial.

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Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony, seen in January, has announced the firings of two more deputies over their failure to act during the 2018 shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.

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Two More Deputies Fired For Not Confronting Parkland, Fla., School Shooter

6:05pm June 26, 2019

Two other deputies had already been fired for the same reason. Seventeen students and faculty of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were killed on Feb. 14, 2018.

In this 2015 photo, then-school resource officer Scot Peterson spoke at a school board meeting of Broward County in Florida. Peterson was arrested on Tuesday and faces 11 charges in the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.

'His Inaction Cost Lives': Deputy In Parkland Shooting Arrested, Faces 11 Charges

6:52pm June 04, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Scot Peterson, if convicted, could get more than 96 years in prison. He is charged with criminal counts that include child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury.