FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A former neighbor of the Parkland school shooter shared bizarre anecdotes about his childhood for jurors Wednesday, describing a boy who always seemed like something was “not right.”
Steven Schusler, who lived across the street from Nikolas Cruz and his family for about six years, starting when the child was 10, said Cruz was always an odd child in the neighborhood, not quite fitting in with his peers.
He described one incident in which he saw Cruz running outside his home, holding an airsoft rifle that fired plastic pellets. Schusler compared Cruz’s running style to that of a toddler trying to keep his balance while discovering the ability to run. Cruz, seated at the defense table, chuckled during the demonstration.
