This just in: the Parkland school shooter has avoided the death penalty. #parkland #news
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00:00A jury has recommended the Parkland school shooter be sentenced to life in prison without
00:04parole.
00:05He faced a death sentence.
00:06The families of the victims packed the court and many were visibly shocked and upset.
00:11The jurors would have had to unanimously recommend the death penalty, meaning that at least one
00:15of the jurors objected.
00:16Nicholas Cruz pleaded guilty last year to 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted
00:21murder for the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
00:25Sentencing was delayed at the request of the prosecutors and is now set for Nov. 1.