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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Shweta Sharma

Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz’s death penalty hearing could be declared a mistrial over jury debate

AP

The death penalty trial of Nikolas Cruz, the shooter who murdered 17 students and staff members in the 2018 mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, appears to be headed towards mistrial, just two days into jury selection.

Mr Cruz, a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, has already pleaded guilty to the murders at his high school. The jury will now decide if he receives the death penalty or a lifetime of imprisonment.

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