FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The horrifying sounds of gunshots, screams and pleas for help filled a Broward County courtroom Thursday on the first day of the trial to determine if the confessed Parkland shooter is put to death.
Prosecutor Mike Satz shared grim details of the mass shooting in his opening statement and brought on witnesses to describe what it was like to be at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High on Feb. 14, 2018. Seventeen were killed and 17 others were wounded.
“We were sitting ducks. There was no way to protect ourselves,” said Danielle Gilbert, who was a junior at Stoneman Douglas at the time.
