Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • NPR

    A jury recommends life in prison for Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz

    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.
    by Laurel Wamsley Oct 13, 2022 3 minutes
    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.
    Updated October 13, 2022 at 12:25 PM ET

    A jury has recommended that the shooter who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

    Nikolas Cruz, 24, pleaded guilty last year to 17 charges of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder. The question facing jurors now was whether Cruz would spend the rest of his life in prison or be sentenced to death.

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from NPR

    NPR3 min read
    Barge Hits Bridge Connecting Galveston And Pelican Island, Causing Oil To Spill
    The collision's impact sent pieces of the bridge, which connects Galveston to Pelican Island, tumbling on top of the barge and shut down a stretch of waterway so crews could clean up the spill.
    NPR2 min read
    Meet the 2024 Tiny Desk Contest winner
    Every year thousands of musicians enter NPR's Tiny Desk Contest. This year's winner was announced Wednesday — an artist called The Philharmonik, with a song called "What's It All Mean?"
    NPR2 min read
    Strike Kills U.N. Aid Worker, Injures Another In Southern Gaza
    The United Nations said that one of its aid workers was killed and another injured when their vehicle was struck on Monday in Rafah in southern Gaza.

    Related Books & Audiobooks