When Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people in a shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Florida, in February, he committed one of the most horrifying crimes in recent memory.
Now authorities in Florida say that Cruz, 19, deserves to die for his actions. Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty.
“This is certainly the kind of case the death penalty was designed for,” says Michael Satz, the prosecutor in Broward County, where the massacre occurred.
But not everyone agrees that death is the right punishment, including some parents of Cruz’s victims.
“I want him to sit in a cell and rot for the rest of his life,” Andrew Pollack told CNN. Pollack’s 18-year-old daughter, Meadow, was killed at Stoneman Douglas.
In February, Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people in a shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Florida. It was one of the most horrifying crimes in recent memory.
Now authorities in Florida say that Cruz, 19, deserves to die for his actions. Prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty.
“This is certainly the kind of case the death penalty was designed for,” says Michael Satz, the prosecutor in Broward County, where the massacre occurred.
But not everyone agrees that death is the right punishment. That includes some parents of Cruz’s victims.
“I want him to sit in a cell and rot for the rest of his life,” Andrew Pollack told CNN. Pollack’s 18-year-old daughter, Meadow, was killed at Stoneman Douglas.