Nikolas Cruz

Nikolas Cruz
Cruz's mugshot following his arrest
Born (1998-09-24) September 24, 1998 (age 25)
EducationMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School (expelled)
OccupationFormer Dollar Tree employee
Known forPerpetrator of the Parkland high school shooting
Criminal statusIncarcerated
Conviction(s)17 counts of premeditated first-degree murder, 17 counts of attempted first-degree murder
Criminal penalty34 consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole
Details
DateFebruary 14, 2018
Target(s)Students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Killed17
Injured17
WeaponsSmith & Wesson M&P15 Sport II semi-automatic rifle

Nikolas Jacob Cruz (born September 24, 1998)[1][2][3] is an American mass murderer who perpetrated the Parkland high school shooting, where he shot and killed 17 people while wounding 17 others on February 14, 2018. In 2022, Cruz was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for his involvement in the deaths and injuries caused during the shooting, which is the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history.

Cruz had been known for behavioral problems since preschool,[4] and as a teenager on social media he shared his obsessions with mass shootings and expressed racist, antisemitic, homophobic, and xenophobic views.[5] He was a member of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.[6] He legally purchased various firearms prior to the shooting.[7]

  1. ^ Wallman, Brittany; McMahon, Paula; O'Matz, Megan; Bryan, Susannah. "School shooter Nikolas Cruz: A lost and lonely killer". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  2. ^ Miller, Carol Marbin; Gurney, Kyra (February 20, 2018). "Parkland shooter always in trouble, never expelled. Could school system have done more?". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018. Contrary to early reports, Cruz was never expelled from Broward schools. Legally, he couldn't be. Under federal law, Nikolas Cruz had a right to a 'free and appropriate' education at a public school near him.
  3. ^ Teproff, Carli; Herrera, Chabeli; Smiley, David (February 14, 2018). "17 dead, 17 wounded after expelled student shoots up Stoneman Douglas High in Broward". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
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