Florida School Gunman Cruz to Plead Guilty to Murder, Lawyer Says

Florida School Gunman Cruz to Plead Guilty to Murder, Lawyer Says
Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz looks on before pleading guilty on all four criminal counts stemming from his alleged attack on a Broward County jail guard in Nov. 2018, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Oct. 15, 2021. Amy Beth Bennett/Pool via Reuters
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Nikolas Cruz will plead guilty to murder in the 2018 mass shooting that killed 17 students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, his lawyer told a judge on Friday.

Cruz’s attorney told a judge his client will plead guilty next week to all charges in what was the deadliest U.S. high school shooting. He faced 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder.