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Kyle O'Sullivan

Parkland school shooter escaped death penalty after killing 17 due to controversial rule

Nikolas Cruz is responsible for the deadliest high school shooting in US history - but he was spared the death penalty.

During a sickening six-minute attack, Cruz massacred 17 people, including 13 students, at the Stoneman Douglas High School in the Miami suburb of Parkland in 2018.

Today he was sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole.

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