USA: The Parkland killer was sentenced to life without parole

Today (2/11) he was officially sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Nikolas Cruzwho opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle and killed 17 students and workers in the High School of the city of Parkland, at Florida of USA.

Last month, jurors agreed not to impose the death penalty on Cruz, 24.leaving the court no choice but to sentence him to life.

Cruz pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the February 14, 2018, massacre.. Judge Elizabeth Scherer agreed to the prosecution’s request and allowed relatives of the 24-year-old’s victims to address the court before the sentence was announced. Some of them sharply criticized the jury’s decision and Florida state law that requires unanimity in order to sentence a defendant to death.

Many relatives spoke directly to Cruz, who watched expressionless behind his large glasses and protective mask. Anne Ramsey, the mother of 17-year-old Helena Ramsey, told him it is “satanic” while Inez Hixon called him “domestic terrorist” for killing her father-in-law, the school’s athletic director, Chris Hixon.

Cruz was 19 when he launched the attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, from which he had been expelled.