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May 11, 2023, 2:02 PM

Judge who presided over Parkland school shooting trial announces resignation

The Florida judge who oversaw the penalty trial of the Parkland mass murderer is resigning
May 11, 2023, 2:02 PM
Judge who presided over Parkland school shooting trial announces resignation
May 8, 2023, 10:16 AM

Parkland mom bringing new school shooting book to lawmakers: 'This time, maybe they can understand'

The parents of Parkland victim Joaquin Oliver are bringing their new "children's book" to Washington, D.C., lawmakers in an effort to shine a light on gun control.
May 8, 2023, 10:16 AM
How Parkland mom hopes new book can shine light on gun reform
2 months ago

Parkland survivor: 'Slowly everyone in America is being touched by gun violence'

ABC News' Phil Lipof spoke with 2018 Parkland shooting survivor Samantha Fuentes following the latest mass shooting at a Denver high school, and five years after the “March For Our Lives” rally.
2 months ago
Parkland survivor: 'Slowly everyone in America is being touched by gun violence'
2 months ago

Parkland victim's dad seen pinned by Capitol Police, arrested after interrupting House hearing

Manuel Oliver and his wife, Patricia Oliver, were removed from a House subcommittee hearing by Capitol Police officers at the direction of Chairman Pat Fallon
2 months ago
Parkland victim's dad seen pinned by police, arrested after interrupting House panel
4 months ago

Parkland mom: 'What we're doing is not working'

The mother of one of the teachers killed in the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School talks about the fight to stop mass shootings on the five-year anniversary.
4 months ago
Parkland mom: 'What we're doing is not working'
4 months ago

Remembering Parkland: 5 years later

Five years after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Florida Reps. Jared Moskowitz and Maxwell Frost reflect on where the country is now.
4 months ago
Remembering Parkland: 5 years later
4 months ago

5 years after Parkland shooting, teachers struggle with ramifications of gun violence

With the threat of gun violence on their minds, teachers are struggling with how to protect their students while worrying about their own safety.
4 months ago
Teachers grapple with fears of guns in schools
4 months ago

Parkland school shooting 5 years later: Remembering the 17 victims

Seventeen students and staff were killed in the February 2018 Stoneman Douglas massacre.
4 months ago
Parkland school shooting 5 years later: Remembering the 17 victims
6 months ago

Board fires schools chief after Parkland massacre report

The superintendent of Florida’s second-largest school district has been fired after a late-night motion from a board member appointed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
6 months ago
Board fires schools chief after Parkland massacre report
7 months ago

Parkland shooter sentenced to life in prison without parole

The Parkland School shooter, who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole on 34 counts of indictment.
7 months ago
Parkland shooter sentenced to life in prison without parole
7 months ago

Parkland shooter sentenced to life in prison

Nikolas Cruz, who shot 17 students and staff members in Parkland, Florida, in 2018, has been sentenced to life in prison by a judge.
7 months ago
Parkland shooter sentenced to life in prison
7 months ago

Mother lashes out at Parkland shooter

Lori Alhadeff, whose daughter died in the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, gave her victim impact statement in front of convicted killer Nikolas Cruz.
7 months ago
Mother lashes out at Parkland shooter
7 months ago

Families of Parkland high school massacre victims read impact statements

Families of Parkland high school massacre victims confront shooter as he is officially sentenced to life in prison.
7 months ago
Families of Parkland high school massacre victims read impact statements
7 months ago

Survivors and family members of Parkland shooting address gunman in court

Survivors and family members of the 2018 shooting in Parkland, Florida address gunman Nikolas Cruz in court sharing victim impact statements.
7 months ago
Survivors and family members of Parkland shooting address gunman in court
7 months ago

Parents of injured Parkland student says he’s still recovering

Bree and Eric Wikander spoke on behalf of their son, who was shot in the back.
7 months ago
Parents of injured Parkland student says he’s still recovering
7 months ago

Brother of Parkland victim strikes out at 'murdering bastard' Cruz

Anthony Montalto criticized the jury for deciding against sentencing gunman Nikolas Cruz to death for murdering 17 people on February 14, 2018.
7 months ago
Brother of Parkland victim strikes out at 'murdering bastard' Cruz
7 months ago

Victim’s daughter-in-law calls Parkland shooter a 'domestic terrorist'

Ines Hixon was the daughter-in-law of Chris Hixon, the athletic director and wrestling coach at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, who was killed in the attack.
7 months ago
Victim’s daughter-in-law calls Parkland shooter a 'domestic terrorist'
7 months ago

Victims' families read impact statements ahead of Parkland school shooter sentencing

The teen gunman pleaded guilty to killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 and is expected to be sentenced to life in prison.
7 months ago
Victims' families read impact statements ahead of Parkland school shooter sentencing
7 months ago

Teen who killed 17 in the Parkland high school shooting to be sentenced

The families of the victims of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School will give impact statements ahead of the sentencing.
7 months ago
Teen who killed 17 in the Parkland high school shooting to be sentenced
7 months ago

Mom of Parkland victim calls Nikolas Cruz ‘pure evil’

Anne Ramsay’s 17-year-old daughter Helena died in the mass shooting at South Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
7 months ago
Mom of Parkland victim calls Nikolas Cruz ‘pure evil’
7 months ago

Grandmother of Parkland victim tells Cruz to 'burn in hell'

Terri Rabinovitz, the grandmother of 14-year-old victim Alyssa Alhadeff, addressed gunman Nikolas Cruz in court during the victim impact statements.
7 months ago
Grandmother of Parkland victim tells Cruz to 'burn in hell'
7 months ago

Families get final say before Parkland shooter is sentenced

Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to life in prison this week.
7 months ago
7 months ago

Parkland mass shooter spared death penalty

The jury recommended life in prison for Nikolas Cruz, who killed 17 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The verdict frustrated Florida’s governor and the community.
7 months ago
Parkland mass shooter spared death penalty
8 months ago

Parkland shooter's life sentence could bring changes to law

The life sentence about to be imposed on Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz could bring changes to the state's death penalty law
8 months ago
Parkland shooter's life sentence could bring changes to law
8 months ago

‘I want him to live in fear': Parkland mom reacts to shooter’s sentencing hearing

Linda Beigel Schulman – the mother of Scott Beigel, a teacher killed in the 2018 Parkland, Florida, school shooting -- speaks out after a jury ruled the gunman should not face the death penalty.
8 months ago
‘I want him to live in fear': Parkland mom reacts to shooter’s sentencing hearing
8 months ago

Parkland father reacts to recommended life sentence for daughter’s killer

Fred Guttenberg, the father of Parkland victim Jaime Guttenberg, discusses the jury’s recommended sentence of life without parole for the school shooter.
8 months ago
Parkland father reacts to recommended life sentence for daughter’s killer
8 months ago

Jurors, families react after Parkland shooter is spared death penalty

Nikolas Cruz was spared the death penalty and sentenced to life in prison by a Florida jury for carrying out the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.
8 months ago
Jurors, families react after Parkland shooter is spared death penalty
8 months ago

'The death penalty wouldn't be enough': Parkland victim's father

ABC News' Linsey Davis spoke with Manuel Oliver, the father of Joaquin Oliver, about a jury's decision giving a life sentence to the Parkland shooter.
8 months ago
'The death penalty wouldn't be enough': Parkland victim's father
8 months ago

Parkland gunman sentenced to life in prison by Florida jury

The Parkland school gunman Nicholas Cruz has been sentenced to life in prison by a Florida jury. He was spared the death penalty.
8 months ago
Parkland gunman sentenced to life in prison by Florida jury
8 months ago

Jury recommends life in prison without parole for Parkland school shooter

The judge set a sentencing date for Nov. 1 for the gunman who pleaded guilty to killing 17 people in a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February 2018.
8 months ago
Jury recommends life in prison without parole for Parkland school shooter
8 months ago

'I'm beyond disgusted': Parkland parents react to verdict

Parents of Parkland shooting victims react after the jury recommends the shooter be sentenced to life in prison.
8 months ago
'I'm beyond disgusted': Parkland parents react to verdict
8 months ago

Parkland school shooter recommended life in prison without parole by jury

Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty last year to 17 counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of attempted first-degree murder.
8 months ago
Parkland school shooter recommended life in prison without parole by jury
8 months ago

Jury to decide whether Parkland shooter will get the death penalty

A jury in Florida is set to deliberate the sentence for Nikolas Cruz, the shooter who confessed to killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
8 months ago
Jury to decide whether Parkland shooter will get the death penalty
8 months ago

Death penalty for Nikolas Cruz?

Prosecutors are asking jurors to sentence the man responsible for the Parkland, Florida, school shooting to death. ABC's Andrea Fujii has closing arguments from both sides.
8 months ago
Death penalty for Nikolas Cruz?
8 months ago

Closing arguments conclude, jury to decide Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz's fate

The fate of confessed Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz will soon be in the hands of the jurors.
8 months ago
Jury to decide Parkland shooter's fate
8 months ago

Attorney for Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz attorney presents case to jury

Confessed Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz's attorney gave her opening statement to the jury on Monday.
8 months ago
Parkland shooter suffered from fetal alcohol spectrum disorders: Lawyer
8 months ago

Florida school shooter may have been his own worst witness

Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz may have talked himself into a death sentence
8 months ago
8 months ago

School shooter chose Valentine's Day to ruin it forever

Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz calmly told a psychologist he picked Valentine’s Day for his massacre to ruin the holiday for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students forever
8 months ago
9 months ago

Parkland shooter's attorney presents case to jury

The jury will determine if Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to death for killing 17 people.
9 months ago
Parkland shooter's attorney presents case to jury
10 months ago

Parkland families read statements through tears at penalty phase of gunman's trial

Families of Parkland victims are addressing the court Monday during the penalty phase of the confessed shooter's trial.
10 months ago
Parkland families read statements through tears in court
10 months ago

Parkland families deliver emotional statements in court

Families of those killed during the 2018 Parkland school shooting gave victim impact statements during the penalty phase of the gunman's trial.
10 months ago
Parkland families deliver emotional statements in court
10 months ago

Parkland families give emotional statements at penalty phase of gunman's trial

Families of the Parkland mass shooting victims are addressing the jury during the penalty phase of confessed shooter Nikolas Cruz's trial.
10 months ago
Parkland families give emotional statements at penalty phase of gunman's trial
10 months ago

Jury to weigh death penalty as Parkland shooter's penalty phase trial begins

A jury will determine the fate of confessed Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz.
10 months ago
Emotional Parkland parents listen in court to video of screaming students, gunfire
10 months ago

Sentencing trial begins for convicted Parkland school shooter

ABC News contributors Channa Lloyd and Robert Boyce discuss the death penalty trial of Nikolas Cruz, admitted Parkland shooter, after three months of jury selection.
10 months ago
Sentencing trial begins for convicted Parkland school shooter
10 months ago

Nikolas Cruz trial: Jury mulls death penalty for Parkland gunman

Jurors on Monday were considering whether convicted school shooter Nikolas Cruz should be put to death for opening fire on students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
10 months ago
Nikolas Cruz trial: Jury mulls death penalty for Parkland gunman
10 months ago

Death penalty phase begins in trial of Parkland school shooter

ABC News contributors Channa Lloyd and Robert Boyce discuss the latest on convicted Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz, as 12 jurors will decide whether he will get life in prison or the death penalty.
10 months ago
Death penalty phase begins in trial of Parkland school shooter
10 months ago

Jury to decide on death penalty for Parkland school shooter

A jury will decide whether confessed Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to death in a trial that is expected to take several months.
10 months ago
Jury to decide on death penalty for Parkland school shooter
10 months ago

Parkland shooter's death penalty trial starts with opening statements

Nikolas Cruz faces the death penalty or life in prison after pleading guilty to murdering 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.
10 months ago
Parkland shooter's death penalty trial starts with opening statements
10 months ago

Death penalty trial begins for Parkland school shooter

ABC News contributors Channa Lloyd and Robert Boyce discuss the death penalty trial for convicted Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz, who pleaded guilty to killing 17 people in 2018.
10 months ago
Death penalty trial begins for Parkland school shooter
1 year ago

Father of Parkland victim interrupts Biden during Safer Communities Act signing

Manuel Oliver, whose son Joaquin Oliver was killed in Parkland, has been advocating for new gun laws.
1 year ago
Father of Parkland victim interrupts Biden during Safer Communities Act signing