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Florida prosecutor seeking death penalty for youth in Parkland school massacre

World / Crime & Legal Mar 14, 2018

Florida prosecutor seeking death penalty for youth in Parkland school massacre

Florida prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Nikolas Cruz, the former student accused of murdering 17 people in a shooting spree last month at a Parkland high school, according to a notice filed in court on Tuesday. Michael Satz, the state attorney for Broward ...

Sheriff says only one deputy at fault in failing to foil Florida school massacre

World Feb 26, 2018

Sheriff says only one deputy at fault in failing to foil Florida school massacre

Only one sheriff's deputy failed to stop the gunman who killed 17 people at a Florida high school, the Broward County sheriff said on Sunday, dismissing reports that other deputies did not enter the school during the attack as unverified. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel ...

Video of gun owner's assault on an AR-15 goes viral after Florida mass shooting

World / Crime & Legal Feb 21, 2018

Video of gun owner's assault on an AR-15 goes viral after Florida mass shooting

A video of a man cutting his semi-automatic weapon in half has gone viral following last week's mass shooting at a Florida high school, prompting a social media movement decrying easy access to high-powered assault weapons. Scott Pappalardo of New York state is the star ...

Trump backs effort to improve gun background checks in wake of Florida massacre

World / Politics Feb 20, 2018

Trump backs effort to improve gun background checks in wake of Florida massacre

The White House said Monday that President Donald Trump supports efforts to improve federal background checks for gun purchases, days after a shooting at a Florida school killed 17 people. Trump spoke to Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican, on Friday about a bipartisan bill that ...

Telltale internet message may have foreshadowed Florida school massacre

World / Crime & Legal Feb 16, 2018

Telltale internet message may have foreshadowed Florida school massacre

The 19-year-old man accused of shooting 17 people to death at a Florida high school legally purchased the assault rifle used in the killings and may have foreshadowed the attack in a social media comment investigated by the FBI last year, authorities said Thursday. New ...

FBI admits being alerted to Florida gunman last year but couldn't pinpoint him

World / Crime & Legal Feb 16, 2018

FBI admits being alerted to Florida gunman last year but couldn't pinpoint him

The Federal Bureau of Investigation was warned in September about an ominous online comment by the 19-year-old man accused of killing 17 people at his former high school but was unable to locate him, an agent said on Thursday. Authorities said the ex-student, identified as ...

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