Families of the victims of one of the most horrific shootings in U.S. history watched as demolition began on a building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 students and teachers were murdered in 2018.
The building stood empty for more than six years, at first kept preserved as a crime scene as Nikolas Cruz, who shot more than 30, faced prosecution for the horrific killings. Cruz was sentenced in 2022 to life without parole after changes to Florida law stopped jurors — who toured the building still containing the blood stains and bullet shells left by the Valentine’s Day shooting — from enacting the death penalty.
