![]() Nikolas Cruz is shown at the defense table after the defense team announced their intention to rest their case during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse Septemin Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Amy Beth Bennett-Pool/Getty Images) The police further accused the couple of taking advantage of the fact that Zachary had received $400,000 from his late mother's estate and had a mental incapacity. Moore and Donavan were arrested last week on the charges that they took advantage of Zachary by offering him a job and keeping him at their home right after his brother was being called the most heinous mass murderers in US history by many. I do not believe that I could ever be as strong of a person as Zachary Cruz is." My focus and the focus of our family is to be here for Zach as he moves out of the shadows of his brother's trial. I am grateful that this jury understood mental health issues better than Broward County Schools did. Our country has a real issue with mental illness, and we must apply all available resources and efforts to address and prevent the next Parkland. Our family sends out prayers to all the victims and their families. On the other hand, Moore expressed his feelings saying, "Today's verdict brings to an end this long public life-or-death sentencing trial of Nikolas Cruz. Nikolas Cruz was a 'peculiar child' who 'stood out like a sore thumb,' says psychologist Frederick Kravitz Nikolas Cruz sentencing: Prosecutor demands death penalty, but defense pleads 'mentally ill' argument Today is a day for the families to have their voices heard," said Zachary in a statement to Daily Mail via Moore on Thursday, October 13. Today is a day for the victims to find a peace in knowing that this legal process is finally over. I will have much to say in the coming days and weeks about the Broward State Attorney's office, and the Broward School division. Zachary, 21, who is living with gay couple Richard Moore and Mike Donavan, said, "My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the victims of my brother's crimes today. Reacting to the jury decision, Cruz's brother Zachary Cruz said his heart goes out to the victims' families as Cruz was spared the ultimate decision. But because they were not unanimous, Cruz was spared. However, he was sentenced to life in prison by a jury that voted 9-3 in favor of the death penalty. Cruz, 24, pleaded guilty last year to 17 counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of attempted first-degree murder. As to why he didn't carry out an attack, Cruz said, "I didn't want to do it.FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA: Nicholas Cruz was spared the death penalty in a shocking courtroom decision that left many confused. We also learn Cruz had other violent plans, including an idea a week before the shooting at Stoneman Douglas to shoot up a park.Ĭurcio asked him, "…you were going to start shooting people at the park?" Cruz said, "Yeah," before admitting that he didn't have a specific park picked out. Curcio: "What made you choose out of all the guns to want to buy an AR-15?" The detective asked him about his AR-15.ĭet. Cruz told the detective that he told his mother he bought the guns because they were cool and to protect himself from the voice in his head. Cruz said he owned several and bought them legally, many with his mother in tow, although Cruz said she never went into the gun stores with him. "Cut myself to the point where (blood) just starts pouring." He said.Ĭruz said he cut himself on the morning of the shooting, while he was out fishing.
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