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Parkland school killer formally sentenced to life in prison

Headline from WFMZ Allentown, on the newest of 2 developments

Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz has been formally sentenced to life in prison without parole. Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer sentenced him Wednesday for the 2018 murder of 14 students and

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  1. Parkland shooter's victims to face him in court once more before he's sentenced to life in prison

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. Newest

    Parkland school killer formally sentenced to life in prison

    Headline from WFMZ Allentown ·

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  1. NBC News

    Parkland school shooter to face victims in court in sentencing hearing (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The two-day proceedings will see victims and loved ones share impact statements before Nikolas Cruz, who was recommended a life-in-prison without parole sentence last month.

  2. Local News 8

    Parkland shooter's victims to face him in court once more before he's sentenced to life in prison (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Dakin Andone, CNN The gunman in the 2018 Parkland school massacre will be formally sentenced this week to life in prison — but not until the families of those he killed have one more opportunity to face him in court. After a monthslong trial to decide if Nikolas Cruz should be sentenced to death,

  3. New York Times

    Parkland Families Express Rage and Grief at Gunman’s Sentencing (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The gunman who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is scheduled to be sentenced to life in prison without parole.

  4. Washington Times

    Parkland killer to get life, but families getting their say (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Parents, wives, children and siblings of the 17 people murdered by Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz finally got their chance after almost five years to verbally thrash him face-to-face - and those who accepted the opportunity didn’t waste it.

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    Parkland school killer formally sentenced to life in prison (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz has been formally sentenced to life in prison without parole. Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer sentenced him Wednesday for the 2018 murder of 14 students and

  6. KYMA Yuma

    The Parkland school shooter is set to be sentenced to life in prison today (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    The gunman who murdered 17 people in 2018 at a South Florida high school is expected to be sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, bringing to a close an agonizing, months long trial in which a jury declined to recommend a death sentence.

  7. Tucson

    Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz formally sentenced to life in prison after families berate him in 2-day hearing (opens Tucson)

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    Tucson's feed description

    Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz formally sentenced to life in prison after families berate him in 2-day hearing.

  8. The Eagle

    Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz formally sentenced to life in prison (opens The Eagle)

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    The Eagle's feed description

    Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer could not sentence him to death because the jury in his recently concluded trial could not unanimously agree that he deserved execution.

  9. KTVU San Francisco

    Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz formally sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz formally received a sentence of life without parole Wednesday after families of his 17 slain victims spent two days berating him as evil, a coward, a monster and a subhuman.

  10. NBC New York

    Families Getting Final Say Before Parkland School Gunman Sentenced to Life (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Parents, wives, children and siblings of the 17 people murdered by Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz will have their final chance to verbally thrash him face-to-face Wednesday before he’s sentenced to life behind bars.

  11. NPR

    At an emotional hearing, the Parkland shooter is formally sentenced to life in prison (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    After a jury recommended the sentence, the judge could not change it. But she did allow victims and families to speak directly to Nikolas Cruz for the first time to express their anger and grief.

  12. Al Jazeera

    Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz sentenced to life in prison (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US judge sentences Cruz to life without parole for 2018 attack at Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 people.

  13. NBC News

    Parkland school shooter expected to get life in prison without parole after emotional victims’ statements (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Nikolas Cruz, 24, fatally shot 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida in 2018.

  14. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    As families testify, Parkland shooter stares down life term (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Survivors and loved ones of victims of the Parkland school shooting are confronting gunman Nikolas Cruz for a second day before he is sentenced. Cruz will be sentenced Wednesday to

  15. Fox News

    Florida Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz sentenced to life in prison (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Nikolas Cruz, the Florida gunman who killed 17 people in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, has been sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.

  16. The Guardian

    Parkland school shooter to be sentenced to life without parole (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Judge has no choice but to impose life without parole as jury cannot unanimously agree Nikolas Cruz deserves to die

  17. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Parkland School Gunman Sentenced to Life After Families Have Final Say (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Parents, wives, children, and siblings of the 17 people murdered by Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz got their final chance to verbally thrash him face-to-face Wednesday before he was sentenced to life behind bars.

  18. France 24

    Parkland shooter sentenced to life in prison for school massacre (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz formally received a sentence of life without parole Wednesday after families of his 17 slain victims spent two days berating him as evil, a coward, a monster and…

  19. ABC 12 Flint

    Parkland school shooter sentenced to life in prison without parole for 2018 massacre (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    ABC 12 Flint's feed description

    [Breaking news update, published at 4:40 p.m. ET]

  20. Washington Examiner

    WATCH: Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz sentenced to life in prison without parole (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The gunman who murdered 17 people in 2018 at a South Florida high school, 24-year-old Nikolas Cruz, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Wednesday by Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer.

  21. The Daily Caller

    Parkland Shooter Nikolas Cruz Officially Sentenced To Life Without Parole (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    A court formally sentenced the 2018 Parkland, Florida school shooting's perpetrator Nikolas Cruz to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

  22. Sioux City Journal

    Families berate Parkland shooter as he stares down life term (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    Survivors and loved ones of victims of the Parkland school shooting are berating gunman Nikolas Cruz for a second day before he is sentenced. Cruz will be sentenced Wednesday to

  23. Triblive

    Families get their say before Parkland shooter is sentenced (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — More loved ones of the 17 people murdered by Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz got their chance after almost five years to verbally thrash him face to face Wednesday in the second day of a hearing that will end with Cruz formally sentenced to life without

  24. The Guardian

    Parkland school shooter sentenced to life without parole (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Nikolas Cruz gets 17 life terms for the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school that left 17 dead

  25. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    QUESTION OF THE DAY: Should Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz have gotten the death penalty? (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    Nikolas Cruz, the man who killed 17 people in a shooting in Parkland, Florida, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday.

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