The Parkland school shooter faces the death penalty as his trial begins
Opening statements begin on Monday. A jury faces two options to punish the Parkland shooter responsible for killing 17 people in 2018: life in prison or the death penalty.
The sentencing trial for the gunman who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., more than four years ago is set to begin on Monday.
After nearly three months of jury selection, jurors must decide whether Nikolas Cruz, 23, gets a life sentence in prison or is put to death. He has already pleaded guilty to all charges.
Prosecutors are seeking the death sentence, while Cruz's
