Bill changing just 1 word in Florida law would weaken gun waiting period, critics say
Advocates for stricter gun laws fear that a minor change in the wording of Florida’s mandatory three-day waiting period to buy a gun would major consequences, weakening the law passed in the wake of the Parkland school shooting.
Congressional leaders, Parkland families discuss school safety after tour of 1200 building
Florida Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz, who organized the congressional tour of the Parkland school shooting site with Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, led a roundtable discussion after the tour with the families of those killed in the shooting.
9 US lawmakers tour Parkland school shooting site; parents hope visit sparks new school safety measures
Nine members of Congress toured the blood-stained and bullet-pocked halls at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday, shortly before ballistics technicians were set to reenact the massacre that left 14 students and three staff members dead.
Judge in Parkland civil case against Peterson schedules reenactment of school massacre
The judge in the civil case brought by four families who lost children in the Parkland school shooting, along with a survivor of the massacre, granted their request to conduct a reenactment of the shooting in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School 1200 building.
Judge in Parkland civil case allows for reenactment of shooting
The judge in the civil case brought by four families who lost children in the Parkland school shooting, along with a survivor of the massacre, granted their request to conduct a reenactment of the shooting in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School 1200 building.
School board members who lost loved ones in Parkland describe ‘painful’ visit to 1200 building
The Parkland school shooting prompted a widow and a mother to serve on Broward County’s school board. On Friday, the two women shared their experiences walking through the building where the massacre happened.
‘A horror movie’: Parkland father Max Schachter describes harrowing visit to 1200 building
On Thursday, more families of the victims — as well as survivors — of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre visited the building where their loved ones, colleagues and classmates were killed more than five years ago.
Parkland families, survivors to visit 1200 building before it’s demolished
The Broward State Attorney's Office has confirmed that family members and survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre will be allowed inside the 1200 building where the shooting occurred beginning Wednesday.
DOCUMENTS: View documents related to case of former Parkland school resource Deputy Scot Peterson
Closing arguments are scheduled Monday in the trial of a former Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy accused of failing to confront the shooter who murdered 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland high school five years ago.
Verdict watch: Fate of former Parkland school resource deputy now in hands of jury
Closing arguments began Monday in the trial of a former Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy accused of failing to confront the shooter who murdered 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland high school five years ago. Now a six-member jury will decide his fate.
Defense rests historic ‘first of its kind case’ in trial for former Parkland school resource deputy
Friday marks Day 10 in the trial of former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who is accused of taking cover as the Parkland school shooter killed six people and injured four others on the third floor of the 1200 Building.
Witnesses describe fear, uncertainty during Parkland shooting in Day 9 of former deputy’s trial
Thursday marked Day 9 in the trial of former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who is accused of taking cover as the Parkland school shooter killed six people and injured four others on the third floor of the 1200 Building.
Homicide detective testifies about inaccuracies allegedly told to him by former Parkland school resource deputy
Wednesday marks Day 8 in the trial of former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who is accused of taking cover as the Parkland school shooter killed six people and injured four others on the third floor of the 1200 Building.
Deputy at Parkland shooting would have seen bodies if he opened door, officer testifies
A former Florida sheriff's deputy who says he couldn't pinpoint the shooter during the Parkland high school massacre would have seen bodies if he opened a building's door instead of backing away, a police officer testified Tuesday at the deputy's trial.
WATCH LIVE: Trial continues for former Parkland school resource deputy
The trial continues Tuesday for the former Parkland school resource deputy who is charged with failing to confront school shooter Nikolas Cruz as he killed six people and injured four others on the third floor of the 1200 Building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018.
WATCH LIVE: Day 6 of trial for former Parkland school resource deputy
Thursday marks Day 6 in the trial of former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who is accused of taking cover as the Parkland school shooter killed six people and injured four others on the third floor of the 1200 Building.
WATCH LIVE: Day 5 of trial for ex Parkland school deputy accused of taking cover during shooting
The trial continues Tuesday for former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who is accused of taking cover instead of entering the building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland where Nikolas Cruz carried out a mass shooting, leaving 17 people dead.
Elizabeth Scherer, judge in Parkland shooter case, resigns from bench
Broward County Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer, known for presiding over the Parkland school shooter’s penalty phase, submitted her resignation from the court effective June 30 on Wednesday, court officials confirmed to Local 10 News.
All clear given after Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School placed on ‘secure code’
The Broward Sheriff’s Office is investigating a “suspicious phone call” received by the agency Wednesday that led to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School being placed on a “secure code,” school district officials confirmed.
Florida Department of Corrections to have custody of Parkland school shooter for rest of his life
After Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer sentenced the Parkland school shooter to 34 consecutive mandatory life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole and remanded him to the custody of the Florida Department of Corrections, the 24-year-old convicted felon waited in the Broward County main jail.
Fred Guttenberg demands public defender’s resignation over remarks during hearing
An argument over whether or not the relatives of the victims should address the Parkland school shooter’s defense attorneys during the sentencing hearing prompted Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer to ask Broward Public Defender Gordon Weekes to sit down Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale.
Video shows heated exchange between judge, Parkland shooter’s defense
An argument over whether or not the relatives of the victims should address the Parkland school shooter’s defense attorneys during the sentencing hearing prompted Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer to ask Broward Public Defender Gordon Weekes to sit down Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale.
Grieving families let Parkland school shooter know they see he is ‘evil’ and criticize his defense
The Parkland school shooter will have to listen to relatives of the victims killed in the 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School speak for at least two days in Broward County court in Fort Lauderdale.
Parkland pain: Verdict ‘sucker punched us,’ sent message that ‘you can get away with murder’
With their emotions still raw, Christopher Hixon’s widow and Joaquin Oliver’s father struggled to understand how any juror would decide that life in prison without the possibility of parole was an appropriate punishment for the perpetrator of the 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Parkland school shooter’s case: BSO investigates juror’s report of ‘threat’ during deliberation
The Broward Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday afternoon that there is an investigation at the Broward County courthouse after the Broward State Attorney’s Office provided information about a complaint from a juror in the Parkland school shooter’s penalty phase.
Public defender reacts to verdict in Parkland school shooter’s case
Broward County Public Defender Gordon Weekes praised the jury for carrying out “a solemn responsibility” on Thursday after putting an end to the penalty phase of the Parkland school shooter by recommending life in prison without the possibility of parole.
‘What were you thinking?’ Parkland families react to jury’s life in prison recommendation
Families of the 17 people killed in the Parkland school shooting appeared to be sad, angry and shocked by the jury’s recommendation Thursday that confessed shooter Nikolas Cruz be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Life for Parkland school shooter; majority of jurors wanted death, foreman says
Corey Hixon, who lives with Kabuki syndrome, a rare genetic disorder, walked out of the courtroom while Broward County Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer was reading the jury’s 17 verdict forms on Thursday in Fort Lauderdale. Corey’s mother Debra Hixon, a Broward County School Board member and the widow of Christopher Hixon, said her son walked out because he just felt the pain that others around him were feeling.
‘Preposterous’: Chief prosecutor baffled jurors can’t see Parkland school shooter’s rifle
Before the jury’s deliberation began Wednesday morning, Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer read instructions to set the parameters of their decision on the punishment that Nikolas Cruz should face for the 17 murders during the 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.