BREAKING: Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to 17 counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of attempted first-degree murder in the Parkland, Florida, school shooting.
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Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty Wednesday to 17 counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of attempted first-degree murder forCruz replied"guilty" when Judge Elizabeth Scherer asked how he wanted to plea to the slaying or wounding of each victim. Parents of the slain students watched from the courtroom and wiped tears from their eyes.
Cruz said in court,"I am very sorry for what I did and I have to live with it every day. … It brings me nightmares and I can't live with myself sometimes."Press members observe the image of the Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz through the Media Room's displays at the courtroom at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Oct. 20, 2021.A jury will decide if Cruz, 23, will get the death penalty or life in prison.
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