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Public defenders seek to drop case as Florida school massacre suspect faces life insurance payout
The public defenders representing the suspects in the Parkland school massacre asked to withdraw from the case Wednesday, saying the defendant will soon receive nearly a half-million dollars in life insurance money and no longer qualify for free legal representation. The Broward County Public Defender's ...
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
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
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 ...
Students who survived Florida mass shooting on collision course with lawmakers over guns
Students who survived the Florida school shooting began a journey Tuesday to the state Capitol to urge lawmakers to prevent another massacre, but within hours the gun-friendly Legislature had effectively halted any possibility of banning assault-style rifles like the one used in the attack. The ...
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 ...
The evidence against the Florida school shooting suspect is so overwhelming, the only question left for the courts if he is convicted is whether he will be sentenced to death or spend the rest of his life in prison. The fate of 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, ...
Pressure is growing for tougher gun-control laws after a mass shooting at a Florida high school, with thousands of angry protesters at state rallies demanding immediate action from lawmakers, and more demonstrations planned across the country in the weeks ahead. Organizers behind the Women's March, ...
FBI says it failed to investigate tip on Florida shooting suspect
The FBI received a tip last month that the suspect in the Florida school shooting had a "desire to kill" and access to guns and could be plotting an attack, but agents failed to investigate, the agency said Friday. Florida Gov. Rick Scott called ...
Shooting suspect was on school rifle team that got NRA grant
The troubled teen authorities say killed 17 people at a Florida high school excelled in an air rifle marksmanship program supported by a grant from the National Rifle Association Foundation, part of a multimillion-dollar effort by the gun group to support youth shooting clubs ...
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
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 ...
