Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelState witness Danielle Gilbert, who was a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, cries during direct examination in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 18, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelAnnika Dworet and Mitch Dworet listen as teacher Ivy Schamis describes the shooting in her classroom during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz handles the gun used by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz during the penalty phase of Cruz's trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelVictim Advocate Director Ta'Veca Collins holds a photograph of Carmen Schentrup before reading a victim impact statement on behalf of the Schentrup family during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Schentrup was killed in the 2018 shootings. Schentrup previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelState witness Brittany Sinitch, a teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, cries during direct examination in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 18, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelFred and Jennifer Guttenberg reach out to Mitch and Annika Dworet as they return to their seats after giving their witness impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The Dworet's son, Nicholas, was killed, and the Dworet's other son, Alexander, was injured and the Guttenberg's daughter, Jaime, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelDr. Rebecca MacDougall, the Chief Medical Examiner for Broward County Florida describes the gunshot wounds to victim Alex Schachter. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelFred Guttenberg gives his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Guttenberg's daughter, Jaime, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelMax Schachter, with his son, Ryan, by his side, gives his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Max's son, and Ryan's brother, Alex, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Justin Colton on the witness stand during the penalty phase of the trial of school shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 25, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/ Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelIlan Alhadeff speaks angrily while giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Alhadeff's daughter, Alyssa, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelMitch Dworet speaks with other family members of victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shootings during the penalty phase of the trial of confessed killer Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Dworet's son, Nicholas, was killed, and their other son, Alexander, was injured in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelMax Schachter gives his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Schachter's son, Alex, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz enters the courtroom during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APJudge Elizabeth Scherer presides during the penalty phase trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz, Friday, July 22, 2022, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz receives a Smith & Wesson M&P15 AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle used by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz from Broward Sheriff's Office crime lab manger George Bello after Bello testified about the weapon during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelMichael Morrison, the former owner of Sunrise Tactical Supply describes the gun he sold to Nikolas Cruz. Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelLin Chen, left, gives her victim impact statement to the jury as her aunt, Hui Wang, looks towards the defendant during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Wang's son, Peter, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelPatricia Padauy Oliver, left, looks on as Andrea Ghersi gives her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Padauy Oliver's son, and Ghersi's brother, Joaquin Oliver, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelMedical Examiner Dr. Stephen Robinson, looks at crime scene photos of victims during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 25, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelTheresa Robinovitz breaks down after reading her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Robinovitz's granddaughter, Alyssa, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APCapt. Nicholas Mazzei of the Coral Springs Police Department describes the scene he encountered at the school after the mass shooting as he testifies during the penalty phase trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz, Friday, July 22, 2022, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelDebbie Hixon gives her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Hixon's husband, Christopher, was killed in the 2018 shootings.Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Ivy Schamis describes the carnage in her classroom during the rampage at the school. Two students in her class were killed, Nicholas Dworet, and Helena Ramsay. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelTom Hoyer hugs Patricia Padauy Oliver during a break in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Hoyer's son, Luke, and Padauy Oliver's son, Joaquin Oliver, were killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Ashley Baez describes the gunshot wounds she sustained to her leg during the rampage at the school. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelMax Schachter, right, looks in the direction of the defendant during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Schachter's son, Alex, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelGena Hoyer, second from left, and Debbie Hixon, third from left, enter the courtroom for the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Hoyer's son, Luke, and Hixon's husband, Christopher, were killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz iooks down as witnesses testify during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 19, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Carolyn McCann hands Lori Alhadeff a photograph of Alhadeff's daughter, Alyssa, as she and her husband, Ilan Alhadeff, take the stand to give their victim impact statements during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Alyssa, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz delivers his opening statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 18, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelIlan Alhadeff is comforted as he returns to his seat after giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Alhadeff's daughter, Alyssa, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelFamily friend Marilyn Binner holds a photo of Aaron Feis before reading a victim impact statement on behalf of Feis's widow, Melissa Feis, during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Aaron Feis was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Samantha Grady, who was shot and injured in the school shooting, testifies in court. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is on trial during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 19, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelBroward Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Detective Dan Krystyn identifies a cell phone with a bullet hole recovered at the crime scene. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, July 22, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz hands evidence photos to Medical Examiner Dr. Terrill Tops during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelHui Wang becomes emotional as she is asked to hold a photograph of her son, Peter Wang, during victim impact statements in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Peter Wang was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean/South Florida Sun SentinelMichael B. Schulman and Linda Beigel Schulman react as video and audio are played from inside a classroom as bullets are fired into it during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 18, 2022. Scott Beigel was killed in the shooting. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelVictim Advocate Jennifer Mejia Coronell holds a photograph of Martin Duque Anguiano before reading a victim impact statement on behalf of the Duque family during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Duque Anguiano was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Julietta Matlock describes the carnage in her classroom during the shooting rampage at the school. Several of her students were shot, and three of her students, Luke Hoyer, Gina Montalto, and Martin Duque were killed in the shooting. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorneys Mike Satz and Carolyn McCann speak during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant Public Defender Melisa McNeill speaks with Assistant State Attorneys Mike Satz, left, and Jeff Marcus before the start of the day's events in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Anthony Borges shows his gunshot wounds to the jury. He was shot five times. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelBroward Sheriff's Office crime lab manger George Bello holds a Smith & Wesson M&P15 AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle used by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz as he testifies during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz, left, and legal assistant Aaron Savitski, look through evidence before the start of the day's events in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Anthony Borges shows his gunshot wounds to the jury. He was shot five times. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz delivers his opening statement during the penalty phase trial of confessed Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 18, 2022. Cruz previously pleaded guilty to 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelGena Hoyer, with her husband, Tom, at her side, wipes away tears during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. The Hoyer's son, Luke, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelCorey Hixon leans in close to his mother, Debbie Hixon, while giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Hixon's husband and Corey's father, Christopher, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAnne Ramsay gives her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Ramsay's daughter, Helena, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelDebbie Hixon holds a photograph of her husband, Christopher, before giving her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Christopher was killed in the 2018 shootings.Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APChief Assistant Public Defender David Wheeler, left, sits with Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz during the penalty phase of his trial, Friday, July 22, 2022, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelJennifer and Tony Montalto listen to Dr. Marlin Osbourne, Assistant Medical Examiner for Palm Beach county testify about the gunshot wounds their daughter Gina Montalto sustained in the mass shooting. Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelFamily friend Isabel Dalu holds a photograph of Cara Loughran before giving a victim impact statement on behalf of the Loughran family during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Cara Loughran was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz speaks to the victims famlly during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelFred Guttenberg, left, and Michael Schulman are shown in the gallery during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Guttenberg's daughter, Jaime, and Schulman's son, Scott Beigel, were killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelThe JROTC shirt worn by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is shown bagged as evidence during the penalty phase of Cruz's trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelDr. Rebecca MacDougall, the Chief Medical Examiner for Broward County Florida describes the gunshot wounds to victim Alex Schachter. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelPatricia Padauy Oliver is comforted as a witness testify's to her son's fatal injuries during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Padauy Oliver's son, Joaquin Oliver, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas student William Olsen describes the gunshot injuries he sustained. He was testifying during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 19, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelPatricia Padauy Oliver, right, and Andrea Ghersi step down from the witness stand after giving their victim impact statements during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Padauy Oliver's son, and Ghersi's brother, Joaquin Oliver, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelRetired MSD JROTC teacher Sgt. John Navarra identifies the JROTC shirt that was worn by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz as he testifies during the penalty phase of Cruz's trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelMax Schachter, with his fiancé, Caryn DeSacia Schachter, by his side, gives his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. The Schachter's son, Alex, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz, checks into evidence the weapon used in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting during the penalty phase of the trial of Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 25, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/ Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelCaryn DeSacia Schachter, third from left, her step-son, Ryan, and Max Schachter, embrace after giving their victim impact statements during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. The Schachter's son, Alex, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz questions Medical Examiner Dr. Terrill Tops as he testifies during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAndrea Ghersi, right, looks on as Patricia Padauy Oliver gives her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Padauy Oliver's son, and Ghersi's brother, Joaquin Oliver, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelTony Montalto pauses while giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. MontaltoÕs daughter, Gina, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Samantha Fuentes, who was shot and injured in the school shooting, stares down the defendant in the case. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is on trial during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 19, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelHui Wang leans on a bench in the gallery during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Wang's son, Peter, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelPatricia Padauy Oliver holds a photograph of her son, Joaquin Oliver before giving her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Joaquin Oliver, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAnnika and Mitch Dworet walk up to give their witness impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The Dworet's son, Nicholas, was killed, and the Dworet's other son, Alexander, was injured in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelCorey Hixon get a kiss from his mother, Debbie Hixon, while giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Hixon's husband and Corey's father, Christopher, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelJennifer Gutenberg talks to the victims family members during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz, presents an exhibit into evidence during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 18, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelState witness Brittany Sinitch, a teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, cries during direct examination in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 18, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelFamily members of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School victims comfort each other during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelLinda Beigel Schulman and Michael Schulman speak with Assistant State Attorney Carolyn McCann during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Beigel Schulman's son, Scott Beigel, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Dara Hass wipes away tears as she testifies in court about the shooting in her classroom. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is on trial during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 19, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelMax Schachter, the father of victim Alex Schachter, reacts as Dr. Rebecca MacDougall, the Chief Medical Examiner for Broward County Florida describes the gunshot his son sustained in the mass shooting. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelGena Hoyer holds her daughter, Abby, as Tom Hoyer gives his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The Hoyer's son, and Abby's brother, Luke, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APDr. Iouri Boiko, a forensic pathology specialist, describes the gunshot wounds that the victims sustained. as he testifies during the penalty phase of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz's trial, Friday, July 22, 2022, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelFred Gutenberg greets Tom and Gena Hoyer during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APBroward Sheriff's Office Sgt. Richard Van Der Eems describes the scene he encountered at the school after the mass shooting as he testifies during the penalty phase trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz, Friday, July 22, 2022, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelParents of victims of the mass shooting leave the courtroom, (left to right) Mitch and Annika Dworet, (the parents of Nicholas Dworet), Patricia Oliver, (mother of Joaquin Oliver), and Fred Guttenberg, (father of JaimeGuttenberg.) Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFamily members of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School victims during the Nikolas Cruz penalty phase at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Dara Hass wipes away tears as she testifies in court about the shooting in her classroom during the penalty phase of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz's trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. His brother, Nicholas Dworet was also shot, and was killed in the rampage. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Daniela Menescal testifies in court about the school shooting. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is on trial during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 19, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Ivy Schamis describes the carnage in her classroom during the rampage at the school. Two students in her class were killed, Nicholas Dworet, and Helena Ramsay. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelMax Schachter, left, speaks with Fred Guttenberg before the start of the day's events in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Schachter's son, Alex, and Guttenberg's daughter, Jaime, were killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAnnika Dworet gets up to give her witness impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Dworet's son, Nicholas, was killed, and the Dworet's other son, Alexander, was injured in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz receives a Smith & Wesson M&P15 AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle used by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz from Broward Sheriff's Office crime lab manger George Bello after Bello testified about the weapon during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelMax and Caryn Schachter, right, with Tom Hoyer, third from right, stand with family members of victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shootings during the penalty phase of the trial of confessed killer Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. The Schachter's son, Alex, and Hoyer's son, Luke, were killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelFamily members of victims during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 25, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/ Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelJennifer Montalto, with her husband, Tony, left, gives her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. The MontaltoÕs daughter, Gina, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelLori Alhadeff looks towards her husband as Ilan Alhadeff speaks angrily while giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The Alhadeff's daughter, Alyssa, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelLinda Beigel Schulman and Michael B.Schulman, listen as a witness describes how their son Scot Beigel was shot during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas student Alexander Dworet leaves the witness after he described the gunshot injuries he sustained to the back of his head. He was testifying during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 19, 2022. His brother, Nicholas Dworet was also shot, and was killed in the rampage. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant Public Defender Melisa McNeill and capital defense attorney Casey Secor participate in a sidebar discussion via headsets during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelMax Schachter, with his son, Ryan, by his side, holds a photograph of his other son, Alex, just before giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Alex Schachter was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Nicolette Miciotta points out the defendant in court. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APMichael Morrison, el ex propietario de Sunrise Tactical Supply, describe el arma que le vendió al tirador confeso de la escuela secundaria Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Nikolas Cruz. Morrison estaba testificando durante la fase de sanción del juicio de Cruz en el juzgado del condado de Broward en Fort Lauderdale el martes.
Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun SentinelTom and Gena Hoyer, arrive at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale for opening statements in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 18, 2022. Their son Luke Hoyer was killed in the shooting. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelKelly Petty breaks down as she is asked to identify her daughter in a photograph (not shown) before giving her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. PettyÕs daughter, Alaina, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant Public Defender Melisa McNeill speaks with Assistant State Attorney Mike Satz (not shown) before the start of the day's events in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Madeline Wilford leaves the witness stand after she described how her classroom was attacked and she was shot. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelJudge Elizabeth Scherer goes over evidence with Assistant State Attorney Jeff Marcus. Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelFred Guttenberg, left, is shown during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. GuttenbergÕs daughter, Jaime, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelUber driver Laura Zechinni, who drove Nikolas Cruz to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on the day of the shooting, testifies during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 25, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/ Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorneys Jeff Marcus, right, and Carolyn McCann speak during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelMeghan Petty holds a photograph of her sister, Alaina Petty, Kelly Petty breaks down as she is asked to identify her daughter in a photograph before giving her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Alaina Petty was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelJennifer Montalto pauses before giving her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. MontaltoÕs daughter, Gina, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APDet. David Alfin of the Coral Springs Police Department testifies about the injured and dead students he encountered at the school after the mass shooting during the penalty phase trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz, Friday, July 22, 2022, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Carolyn McCann, left, meets with the family of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas victims during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelMichael Morrison, the former owner of Sunrise Tactical Supply describes the gun he sold to Nikolas Cruz. Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelJudge Elizabeth Scherer looks at Assistant State Attorney Jeff Marcus as he makes an argument during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelIlan Alhadeff reaches out to hug his mother-in-law, Theresa Robinovitz, as she returns to her seat after reading her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Alhadeff's daughter and Robinovitz's granddaughter, Alyssa, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelMembers of the Wang family are shown in the gallery during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Peter Wang was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAbby Hoyer gives her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Hoyer's younger brother, Luke, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelBroward Sheriff's Office crime scene detective Miguel Suarez, shows bullet casings collected at the scene of the shooting during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 25, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/ Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelJudge Elizabeth Scherer takes a sidebar during the penalty phase trial for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelCoral Springs police officer Michael Leonard points out Nikolas Cruz in court. Leonard was the officer who arrested the defendant. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelKelly Petty comforts her daughter, Meghan Petty, as she gives her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Petty's younger daughter, Alaina, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelThomas Hixon appears via video link to give his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Hixon's father, Christopher, was killed in the 2018 shootings.Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelDr. Marlin Osbourne, Assistant Medical Examiner for Palm Beach county testifies about the gunshot wounds victim Gina Montalto sustained in the mass shooting.Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelAnnika Dworet and Mitch Dworet hug Linda Beigel Schulman and Michael B. Schulman after they listened to teacher, Ivy Schamis describes the shooting in her classroom during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelBroward School District Superintendent Vickie Cartwright holds hands with Debbie Hixon during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Hixon is a Broward County School Board member and her husband, Christopher, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelMedical Examiner Dr. Terrill Tops enters the courtroom to testify during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelLinda Beigel Schulman and Michael B.Schulman, listen during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Samantha Grady, who was shot and injured in the school shooting, testifies in court. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is on trial during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 19, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelMax Schachter is embraced by Mitch Dworet after Schachter gave his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Schachter's son, Alex, and Dworet's son, Nicholas, were killed, and their other son, Alexander, was injured in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelVictoria Gonzalez who has been called Joaquin Oliver's girlfriend, but says they called themselves "soulmates," gives her victim impact statement saying, "He was simply just happy to be human," during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Joaquin Oliver, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelVictims fathers, Tom Hoyer and Fred Gutenberg during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, July 22, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelCorey Hixon breaks down next to his mother, Debbie Hixon, saying, "I miss him!" while giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Hixon's husband and Corey's father, Christopher, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelJennifer and Tony Montalto listen to Dr. Marlin Osbourne, Assistant Medical Examiner for Palm Beach county testify about the gunshot wounds their daughter Gina Montalto sustained in the mass shooting. Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelBroward Sheriff's Office detective Ron Faircloth holds a cell phone left at the crime scene as he testifies during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAnnika Dworet holds a photo of her son, Nicholas, as she and her husband, Mitch, take the stand to give their witness impact statements during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Nicholas, was killed, and the Dworet's other son, Alexander, was injured in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelLori Alhadeff looks towards the defendant as Ilan Alhadeff speaks angrily while giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The Alhadeff's daughter, Alyssa, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelProsecution and defense attorneys go over evidence in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried for the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, July 22, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelBroward Sheriff's Office Crime Lab DNA Technician Rebecca Santiago confirms the DNA confirmation of Nikolas Cruz. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelLori Alhadeff reaches over to comfort her mother, Theresa Robinovitz, as she breaks down after reading her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Alhadeff's daughter and Robinovitz's granddaughter, Alyssa, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelBroward County State Attorney Harold F. Pryor stands in the back of the gallery as friends and family members of victims leave at the end of Monday's portion of the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelCoral Springs police officer Kyle Greene points out Nikolas Cruz in Court. He was one of the officers involved in the arrest of the defendant shortly after the shooting. Nikolas Cruz is in court for the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelTom Hoyer pauses while giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Hoyer's son, Luke, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz delivers his opening statement in the penalty phase of the trial of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 18, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelSurveillance video shown in court of Nikolas Cruz in Subway of the defendant shortly after the shooting. Nikolas Cruz is in court for the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelMax Schachter, the father of victim Alex Schachter, is consoled after Dr. Rebecca MacDougall, the Chief Medical Examiner for Broward County Florida described the gunshot his son sustained in the mass shooting. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APMax Schachter, left, and Fred Gutenberg re-act to a witness testimony of the shooting during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelMax and Caryn Schachter exchange glances during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. The Schachter's son, Alex was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas student Christopher McKenna points out the defendant during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 19, 2022. McKenna was the first student to encounter Cruz before his rampage. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean/South Florida Sun SentinelMax Schachter reacts as video and audio are played from inside a classroom as bullets are fired into it during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 18, 2022. His son Alex was killed in the shooting. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelLinda Beigel Schulman holds a photograph of her son, Scott Beigel, before giving her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Beigel Schulman's son, Scott Beigel, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAnnika Dworet wipes away tears as her husband, Mitch, looks towards the defendant after giving their witness impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The Dworet's son, Nicholas, was killed, and the Dworet's other son, Alexander, was injured in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAaron Chen gives his victim impact statement as his aunt, Hui Wang, right, and her niece, Lin Chen, become emotional during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Wang's son, Peter, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Pool / Getty ImagesFORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - JULY 22: Broward Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Detective Dan Krystyn identifies high-capacity magazines recovered at the crime scene during the penalty phase of Nikolas Cruz's trial at the Broward County Courthouse on July 22, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Mass School. (Photo by Mike Stocker - Pool/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelDr. Iouri Boiko, a Forensic Pathology Specialist, describes the gunshot wounds that the victims sustained. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, July 22, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelMax Schachter, the father of victim Alex Schachter, is hugged by Fred Guttenberg, the father of victim Jaime Guttenberg during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelCaryn DeSacia Schachter, walking with Max Schachter, and step-son, Ryan, looks over her shoulder in the general direction of the defendant as the family steps down from the witness after giving their victim impact statements during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. The Schachter's son, Alex, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Kheshava Mangapuram testifies in court about the school shooting. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is on trial during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 19, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelJennifer Montalto holds a picture of her daughter, Gina, before giving her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Gina Montalto was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelFred Guttenberg, with his wife, Jennifer, holds a photograph of their daughter, Jaime, before giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Jaime was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelBroward Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Detective Dan Krystyn identifies laptop computer with a bullet hole recovered at the crime scene. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, July 22, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelBroward Sheriff's Office Detective Nick Masters goes over evidence with Assistant State Attorney Mike Satz regarding the internet search history for Nikolas Cruz. Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Isabel Chequer, who was shot and injured in the school shooting, exists the witness stand after she testified in court. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is on trial during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 19, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelSentence mitigation specialist Kate O'Shea, a member of the defense team, right, speaks with Assistant Public Defender Melisa McNeill during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorneys Jeff Marcus, left, and Mike Satz, look at evidence photos during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelIlan and Lori Alhadeff embrace after giving their victim impact statements during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The Alhadeff's daughter, Alyssa, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAnne Ramsay holds a picture of her daughter, Helena, before giving her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Helena was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAnnika and Mitch Dworet looks towards each other as she finishes her witness impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The Dworet's son, Nicholas, was killed, and the Dworet's other son, Alexander, was injured in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelThe Youtube comments associated with Nikolas Cruz shown in court. Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student John Wilford points out the defendant while he testifies about encountering Nikolas Cruz at a McDonalds shortly after the school shooting. Wilford's sister Maddie was shot and severely injured in the shooting. Nikolas Cruz is in court for the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Julietta Matlock describes the carnage in her classroom during the shooting rampage at the school. Several of her students were shot, and three of her students, Luke Hoyer, Gina Montalto, and Martin Duque were killed in the shooting. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelBroward Sherif's Office Sgt. Raymond Beltran shows the jury how his taser is deployed while testifying about a jail house fight he had with the Nikolas Cruz in 2018. Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelMichael Schulman leaves the witness stand after giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Schulman's son, Scott Beigel, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelLori Alhadeff looks towards the defendant as Ilan Alhadeff speaks angrily while giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The Alhadeff's daughter, Alyssa, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelMembers of the defense team and State Attorneys talk during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, July 22, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelMax and Caryn Schachter are shown during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. The Schachter's son, Alex was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelMedical Examiner Dr. Wendolyn Sneed, describes the wounds on a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School victims during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 25, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/ Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant Public Defender Melisa McNeill speaks with Assistant State Attorney Carolyn McCann before the start of the day's events in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelShooter Nikolas Cruz talks to sentence mitigation specialist Kate O'Shea during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, July 22, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelParents and friends of the victims of the mass shooting leave the courtroom. Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelHui Wang, becomes emotional as her niece, Lin Chen (not shown), gives her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Wang's son, Peter, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelBroward Sheriff's Office crime scene detective Miguel Suarez is questioned by Assistant State Attorney Mike Satz during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 25, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/ Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelGena Hoyer rubs the front of a photograph of her son, Luke, as she shows it to the jury before giving her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Luke was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelVictoria Gonzalez who has been called Joaquin Oliver's girlfriend, but says they called themselves "soulmates," gives her victim impact statement saying, "He was simply just happy to be human," during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Joaquin Oliver, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Michael Powell testifies in court about hearing the the school shooting on the floor above his classroom during the penalty phase of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz's trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. His brother, Nicholas Dworet was also shot, and was killed in the rampage. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelFred Guttenberg leans back to speak with Gena Hoyer, during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Guttenberg's daughter, Jaime, and Hoyer's son, Luke, were killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Ivy Schamis describes the carnage in her classroom during the rampage at the school. Two students in her class were killed, Nicholas Dworet, and Helena Ramsay. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelPhotos shown in court of Nikolas Cruz during his arrest shortly after the shooting. Nikolas Cruz is in court for the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelLori Alhadeff gives her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Alhadeff's daughter, Alyssa, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Kyle Laman describes how he was shot in the ankle and later escaped from the gunman. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Ronit Reoven describes the carnage in her classroom during the rampage at the school. Several of her students were shot, and one of her students, Carmen Schentrup was killed in the shooting. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
MIKE STOCKER / POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Benjamin Wikander shows the brace he wears on his hand after he was shot during the February 14, 2018, shooting at the school, as he testifies during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on July 21, 2022. - Cruz pleaded guilty in October to 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder for the February 14, 2018, attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. A 12-person jury is to decide whether the now 23-year-old should receive the death penalty or a life sentence for what prosecutor Mike Satz called a "cold, calculated, manipulative and deadly" massacre. (Photo by Mike Stocker / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MIKE STOCKER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelGena Hoyer, with her husband, Tom, at her side, wipes away tears during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. The Hoyer's son, Luke, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelState witness Danielle Gilbert, who was a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, cries during direct examination in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 18, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelAnnika Dworet and Mitch Dworet listen as teacher Ivy Schamis describes the shooting in her classroom during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz handles the gun used by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz during the penalty phase of Cruz's trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelVictim Advocate Director Ta'Veca Collins holds a photograph of Carmen Schentrup before reading a victim impact statement on behalf of the Schentrup family during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Schentrup was killed in the 2018 shootings. Schentrup previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelState witness Brittany Sinitch, a teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, cries during direct examination in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 18, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelFred and Jennifer Guttenberg reach out to Mitch and Annika Dworet as they return to their seats after giving their witness impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The Dworet's son, Nicholas, was killed, and the Dworet's other son, Alexander, was injured and the Guttenberg's daughter, Jaime, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelDr. Rebecca MacDougall, the Chief Medical Examiner for Broward County Florida describes the gunshot wounds to victim Alex Schachter. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelFred Guttenberg gives his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Guttenberg's daughter, Jaime, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelMax Schachter, with his son, Ryan, by his side, gives his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Max's son, and Ryan's brother, Alex, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Justin Colton on the witness stand during the penalty phase of the trial of school shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 25, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/ Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelIlan Alhadeff speaks angrily while giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Alhadeff's daughter, Alyssa, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelMitch Dworet speaks with other family members of victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shootings during the penalty phase of the trial of confessed killer Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Dworet's son, Nicholas, was killed, and their other son, Alexander, was injured in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelMax Schachter gives his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Schachter's son, Alex, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz enters the courtroom during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APJudge Elizabeth Scherer presides during the penalty phase trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz, Friday, July 22, 2022, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz receives a Smith & Wesson M&P15 AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle used by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz from Broward Sheriff's Office crime lab manger George Bello after Bello testified about the weapon during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelMichael Morrison, the former owner of Sunrise Tactical Supply describes the gun he sold to Nikolas Cruz. Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelLin Chen, left, gives her victim impact statement to the jury as her aunt, Hui Wang, looks towards the defendant during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Wang's son, Peter, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelPatricia Padauy Oliver, left, looks on as Andrea Ghersi gives her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Padauy Oliver's son, and Ghersi's brother, Joaquin Oliver, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelMedical Examiner Dr. Stephen Robinson, looks at crime scene photos of victims during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 25, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelTheresa Robinovitz breaks down after reading her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Robinovitz's granddaughter, Alyssa, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APCapt. Nicholas Mazzei of the Coral Springs Police Department describes the scene he encountered at the school after the mass shooting as he testifies during the penalty phase trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz, Friday, July 22, 2022, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelDebbie Hixon gives her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Hixon's husband, Christopher, was killed in the 2018 shootings.Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Ivy Schamis describes the carnage in her classroom during the rampage at the school. Two students in her class were killed, Nicholas Dworet, and Helena Ramsay. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelTom Hoyer hugs Patricia Padauy Oliver during a break in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Hoyer's son, Luke, and Padauy Oliver's son, Joaquin Oliver, were killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Ashley Baez describes the gunshot wounds she sustained to her leg during the rampage at the school. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelMax Schachter, right, looks in the direction of the defendant during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Schachter's son, Alex, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelGena Hoyer, second from left, and Debbie Hixon, third from left, enter the courtroom for the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Hoyer's son, Luke, and Hixon's husband, Christopher, were killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz iooks down as witnesses testify during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 19, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Carolyn McCann hands Lori Alhadeff a photograph of Alhadeff's daughter, Alyssa, as she and her husband, Ilan Alhadeff, take the stand to give their victim impact statements during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Alyssa, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz delivers his opening statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 18, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelIlan Alhadeff is comforted as he returns to his seat after giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Alhadeff's daughter, Alyssa, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelFamily friend Marilyn Binner holds a photo of Aaron Feis before reading a victim impact statement on behalf of Feis's widow, Melissa Feis, during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Aaron Feis was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Samantha Grady, who was shot and injured in the school shooting, testifies in court. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is on trial during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 19, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelBroward Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Detective Dan Krystyn identifies a cell phone with a bullet hole recovered at the crime scene. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, July 22, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz hands evidence photos to Medical Examiner Dr. Terrill Tops during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelHui Wang becomes emotional as she is asked to hold a photograph of her son, Peter Wang, during victim impact statements in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Peter Wang was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean/South Florida Sun SentinelMichael B. Schulman and Linda Beigel Schulman react as video and audio are played from inside a classroom as bullets are fired into it during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 18, 2022. Scott Beigel was killed in the shooting. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelVictim Advocate Jennifer Mejia Coronell holds a photograph of Martin Duque Anguiano before reading a victim impact statement on behalf of the Duque family during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Duque Anguiano was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Julietta Matlock describes the carnage in her classroom during the shooting rampage at the school. Several of her students were shot, and three of her students, Luke Hoyer, Gina Montalto, and Martin Duque were killed in the shooting. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorneys Mike Satz and Carolyn McCann speak during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant Public Defender Melisa McNeill speaks with Assistant State Attorneys Mike Satz, left, and Jeff Marcus before the start of the day's events in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Anthony Borges shows his gunshot wounds to the jury. He was shot five times. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelBroward Sheriff's Office crime lab manger George Bello holds a Smith & Wesson M&P15 AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle used by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz as he testifies during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz, left, and legal assistant Aaron Savitski, look through evidence before the start of the day's events in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Anthony Borges shows his gunshot wounds to the jury. He was shot five times. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz delivers his opening statement during the penalty phase trial of confessed Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 18, 2022. Cruz previously pleaded guilty to 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelGena Hoyer, with her husband, Tom, at her side, wipes away tears during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. The Hoyer's son, Luke, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelCorey Hixon leans in close to his mother, Debbie Hixon, while giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Hixon's husband and Corey's father, Christopher, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAnne Ramsay gives her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Ramsay's daughter, Helena, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelDebbie Hixon holds a photograph of her husband, Christopher, before giving her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Christopher was killed in the 2018 shootings.Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APChief Assistant Public Defender David Wheeler, left, sits with Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz during the penalty phase of his trial, Friday, July 22, 2022, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelJennifer and Tony Montalto listen to Dr. Marlin Osbourne, Assistant Medical Examiner for Palm Beach county testify about the gunshot wounds their daughter Gina Montalto sustained in the mass shooting. Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelFamily friend Isabel Dalu holds a photograph of Cara Loughran before giving a victim impact statement on behalf of the Loughran family during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Cara Loughran was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz speaks to the victims famlly during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelFred Guttenberg, left, and Michael Schulman are shown in the gallery during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Guttenberg's daughter, Jaime, and Schulman's son, Scott Beigel, were killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelThe JROTC shirt worn by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is shown bagged as evidence during the penalty phase of Cruz's trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelDr. Rebecca MacDougall, the Chief Medical Examiner for Broward County Florida describes the gunshot wounds to victim Alex Schachter. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelPatricia Padauy Oliver is comforted as a witness testify's to her son's fatal injuries during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Padauy Oliver's son, Joaquin Oliver, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas student William Olsen describes the gunshot injuries he sustained. He was testifying during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 19, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelPatricia Padauy Oliver, right, and Andrea Ghersi step down from the witness stand after giving their victim impact statements during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Padauy Oliver's son, and Ghersi's brother, Joaquin Oliver, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelRetired MSD JROTC teacher Sgt. John Navarra identifies the JROTC shirt that was worn by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz as he testifies during the penalty phase of Cruz's trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelMax Schachter, with his fiancé, Caryn DeSacia Schachter, by his side, gives his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. The Schachter's son, Alex, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz, checks into evidence the weapon used in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting during the penalty phase of the trial of Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 25, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/ Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelCaryn DeSacia Schachter, third from left, her step-son, Ryan, and Max Schachter, embrace after giving their victim impact statements during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. The Schachter's son, Alex, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz questions Medical Examiner Dr. Terrill Tops as he testifies during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAndrea Ghersi, right, looks on as Patricia Padauy Oliver gives her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Padauy Oliver's son, and Ghersi's brother, Joaquin Oliver, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelTony Montalto pauses while giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. MontaltoÕs daughter, Gina, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Samantha Fuentes, who was shot and injured in the school shooting, stares down the defendant in the case. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is on trial during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 19, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelHui Wang leans on a bench in the gallery during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Wang's son, Peter, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelPatricia Padauy Oliver holds a photograph of her son, Joaquin Oliver before giving her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Joaquin Oliver, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAnnika and Mitch Dworet walk up to give their witness impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The Dworet's son, Nicholas, was killed, and the Dworet's other son, Alexander, was injured in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelCorey Hixon get a kiss from his mother, Debbie Hixon, while giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Hixon's husband and Corey's father, Christopher, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelJennifer Gutenberg talks to the victims family members during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz, presents an exhibit into evidence during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 18, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelState witness Brittany Sinitch, a teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, cries during direct examination in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 18, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelFamily members of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School victims comfort each other during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelLinda Beigel Schulman and Michael Schulman speak with Assistant State Attorney Carolyn McCann during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Beigel Schulman's son, Scott Beigel, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Dara Hass wipes away tears as she testifies in court about the shooting in her classroom. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is on trial during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 19, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelMax Schachter, the father of victim Alex Schachter, reacts as Dr. Rebecca MacDougall, the Chief Medical Examiner for Broward County Florida describes the gunshot his son sustained in the mass shooting. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelGena Hoyer holds her daughter, Abby, as Tom Hoyer gives his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The Hoyer's son, and Abby's brother, Luke, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APDr. Iouri Boiko, a forensic pathology specialist, describes the gunshot wounds that the victims sustained. as he testifies during the penalty phase of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz's trial, Friday, July 22, 2022, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelFred Gutenberg greets Tom and Gena Hoyer during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APBroward Sheriff's Office Sgt. Richard Van Der Eems describes the scene he encountered at the school after the mass shooting as he testifies during the penalty phase trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz, Friday, July 22, 2022, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelParents of victims of the mass shooting leave the courtroom, (left to right) Mitch and Annika Dworet, (the parents of Nicholas Dworet), Patricia Oliver, (mother of Joaquin Oliver), and Fred Guttenberg, (father of JaimeGuttenberg.) Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFamily members of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School victims during the Nikolas Cruz penalty phase at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Dara Hass wipes away tears as she testifies in court about the shooting in her classroom during the penalty phase of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz's trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. His brother, Nicholas Dworet was also shot, and was killed in the rampage. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Daniela Menescal testifies in court about the school shooting. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is on trial during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 19, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Ivy Schamis describes the carnage in her classroom during the rampage at the school. Two students in her class were killed, Nicholas Dworet, and Helena Ramsay. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelMax Schachter, left, speaks with Fred Guttenberg before the start of the day's events in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Schachter's son, Alex, and Guttenberg's daughter, Jaime, were killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAnnika Dworet gets up to give her witness impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Dworet's son, Nicholas, was killed, and the Dworet's other son, Alexander, was injured in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz receives a Smith & Wesson M&P15 AR-15 style semi-automatic rifle used by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz from Broward Sheriff's Office crime lab manger George Bello after Bello testified about the weapon during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelMax and Caryn Schachter, right, with Tom Hoyer, third from right, stand with family members of victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shootings during the penalty phase of the trial of confessed killer Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. The Schachter's son, Alex, and Hoyer's son, Luke, were killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelFamily members of victims during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 25, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/ Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelJennifer Montalto, with her husband, Tony, left, gives her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. The MontaltoÕs daughter, Gina, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelLori Alhadeff looks towards her husband as Ilan Alhadeff speaks angrily while giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The Alhadeff's daughter, Alyssa, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelLinda Beigel Schulman and Michael B.Schulman, listen as a witness describes how their son Scot Beigel was shot during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas student Alexander Dworet leaves the witness after he described the gunshot injuries he sustained to the back of his head. He was testifying during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 19, 2022. His brother, Nicholas Dworet was also shot, and was killed in the rampage. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant Public Defender Melisa McNeill and capital defense attorney Casey Secor participate in a sidebar discussion via headsets during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelMax Schachter, with his son, Ryan, by his side, holds a photograph of his other son, Alex, just before giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Alex Schachter was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Nicolette Miciotta points out the defendant in court. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APMichael Morrison, el ex propietario de Sunrise Tactical Supply, describe el arma que le vendió al tirador confeso de la escuela secundaria Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Nikolas Cruz. Morrison estaba testificando durante la fase de sanción del juicio de Cruz en el juzgado del condado de Broward en Fort Lauderdale el martes.
Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun SentinelTom and Gena Hoyer, arrive at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale for opening statements in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 18, 2022. Their son Luke Hoyer was killed in the shooting. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Joe Cavaretta/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelKelly Petty breaks down as she is asked to identify her daughter in a photograph (not shown) before giving her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. PettyÕs daughter, Alaina, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant Public Defender Melisa McNeill speaks with Assistant State Attorney Mike Satz (not shown) before the start of the day's events in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Madeline Wilford leaves the witness stand after she described how her classroom was attacked and she was shot. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelJudge Elizabeth Scherer goes over evidence with Assistant State Attorney Jeff Marcus. Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelFred Guttenberg, left, is shown during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. GuttenbergÕs daughter, Jaime, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelUber driver Laura Zechinni, who drove Nikolas Cruz to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on the day of the shooting, testifies during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 25, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/ Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorneys Jeff Marcus, right, and Carolyn McCann speak during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelMeghan Petty holds a photograph of her sister, Alaina Petty, Kelly Petty breaks down as she is asked to identify her daughter in a photograph before giving her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Alaina Petty was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelJennifer Montalto pauses before giving her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. MontaltoÕs daughter, Gina, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APDet. David Alfin of the Coral Springs Police Department testifies about the injured and dead students he encountered at the school after the mass shooting during the penalty phase trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz, Friday, July 22, 2022, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Carolyn McCann, left, meets with the family of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas victims during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelMichael Morrison, the former owner of Sunrise Tactical Supply describes the gun he sold to Nikolas Cruz. Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelJudge Elizabeth Scherer looks at Assistant State Attorney Jeff Marcus as he makes an argument during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelIlan Alhadeff reaches out to hug his mother-in-law, Theresa Robinovitz, as she returns to her seat after reading her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Alhadeff's daughter and Robinovitz's granddaughter, Alyssa, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelMembers of the Wang family are shown in the gallery during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Peter Wang was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAbby Hoyer gives her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Hoyer's younger brother, Luke, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelBroward Sheriff's Office crime scene detective Miguel Suarez, shows bullet casings collected at the scene of the shooting during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 25, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/ Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelJudge Elizabeth Scherer takes a sidebar during the penalty phase trial for Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelCoral Springs police officer Michael Leonard points out Nikolas Cruz in court. Leonard was the officer who arrested the defendant. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelKelly Petty comforts her daughter, Meghan Petty, as she gives her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Petty's younger daughter, Alaina, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelThomas Hixon appears via video link to give his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Hixon's father, Christopher, was killed in the 2018 shootings.Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelDr. Marlin Osbourne, Assistant Medical Examiner for Palm Beach county testifies about the gunshot wounds victim Gina Montalto sustained in the mass shooting.Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelAnnika Dworet and Mitch Dworet hug Linda Beigel Schulman and Michael B. Schulman after they listened to teacher, Ivy Schamis describes the shooting in her classroom during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelBroward School District Superintendent Vickie Cartwright holds hands with Debbie Hixon during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Hixon is a Broward County School Board member and her husband, Christopher, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelMedical Examiner Dr. Terrill Tops enters the courtroom to testify during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelLinda Beigel Schulman and Michael B.Schulman, listen during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Samantha Grady, who was shot and injured in the school shooting, testifies in court. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is on trial during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 19, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelMax Schachter is embraced by Mitch Dworet after Schachter gave his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Schachter's son, Alex, and Dworet's son, Nicholas, were killed, and their other son, Alexander, was injured in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelVictoria Gonzalez who has been called Joaquin Oliver's girlfriend, but says they called themselves "soulmates," gives her victim impact statement saying, "He was simply just happy to be human," during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Joaquin Oliver, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelVictims fathers, Tom Hoyer and Fred Gutenberg during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, July 22, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelCorey Hixon breaks down next to his mother, Debbie Hixon, saying, "I miss him!" while giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Hixon's husband and Corey's father, Christopher, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelJennifer and Tony Montalto listen to Dr. Marlin Osbourne, Assistant Medical Examiner for Palm Beach county testify about the gunshot wounds their daughter Gina Montalto sustained in the mass shooting. Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelBroward Sheriff's Office detective Ron Faircloth holds a cell phone left at the crime scene as he testifies during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAnnika Dworet holds a photo of her son, Nicholas, as she and her husband, Mitch, take the stand to give their witness impact statements during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Nicholas, was killed, and the Dworet's other son, Alexander, was injured in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelLori Alhadeff looks towards the defendant as Ilan Alhadeff speaks angrily while giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The Alhadeff's daughter, Alyssa, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelProsecution and defense attorneys go over evidence in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried for the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, July 22, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelBroward Sheriff's Office Crime Lab DNA Technician Rebecca Santiago confirms the DNA confirmation of Nikolas Cruz. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelLori Alhadeff reaches over to comfort her mother, Theresa Robinovitz, as she breaks down after reading her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Alhadeff's daughter and Robinovitz's granddaughter, Alyssa, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelBroward County State Attorney Harold F. Pryor stands in the back of the gallery as friends and family members of victims leave at the end of Monday's portion of the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelCoral Springs police officer Kyle Greene points out Nikolas Cruz in Court. He was one of the officers involved in the arrest of the defendant shortly after the shooting. Nikolas Cruz is in court for the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelTom Hoyer pauses while giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Hoyer's son, Luke, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorney Mike Satz delivers his opening statement in the penalty phase of the trial of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 18, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelSurveillance video shown in court of Nikolas Cruz in Subway of the defendant shortly after the shooting. Nikolas Cruz is in court for the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelMax Schachter, the father of victim Alex Schachter, is consoled after Dr. Rebecca MacDougall, the Chief Medical Examiner for Broward County Florida described the gunshot his son sustained in the mass shooting. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APMax Schachter, left, and Fred Gutenberg re-act to a witness testimony of the shooting during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelMax and Caryn Schachter exchange glances during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. The Schachter's son, Alex was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas student Christopher McKenna points out the defendant during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 19, 2022. McKenna was the first student to encounter Cruz before his rampage. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean/South Florida Sun SentinelMax Schachter reacts as video and audio are played from inside a classroom as bullets are fired into it during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 18, 2022. His son Alex was killed in the shooting. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelLinda Beigel Schulman holds a photograph of her son, Scott Beigel, before giving her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Beigel Schulman's son, Scott Beigel, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAnnika Dworet wipes away tears as her husband, Mitch, looks towards the defendant after giving their witness impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The Dworet's son, Nicholas, was killed, and the Dworet's other son, Alexander, was injured in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAaron Chen gives his victim impact statement as his aunt, Hui Wang, right, and her niece, Lin Chen, become emotional during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Wang's son, Peter, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Pool / Getty ImagesFORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - JULY 22: Broward Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Detective Dan Krystyn identifies high-capacity magazines recovered at the crime scene during the penalty phase of Nikolas Cruz's trial at the Broward County Courthouse on July 22, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Mass School. (Photo by Mike Stocker - Pool/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelDr. Iouri Boiko, a Forensic Pathology Specialist, describes the gunshot wounds that the victims sustained. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, July 22, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelMax Schachter, the father of victim Alex Schachter, is hugged by Fred Guttenberg, the father of victim Jaime Guttenberg during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelCaryn DeSacia Schachter, walking with Max Schachter, and step-son, Ryan, looks over her shoulder in the general direction of the defendant as the family steps down from the witness after giving their victim impact statements during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. The Schachter's son, Alex, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Kheshava Mangapuram testifies in court about the school shooting. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is on trial during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 19, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelJennifer Montalto holds a picture of her daughter, Gina, before giving her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Gina Montalto was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelFred Guttenberg, with his wife, Jennifer, holds a photograph of their daughter, Jaime, before giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Jaime was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelBroward Sheriff's Office Crime Scene Detective Dan Krystyn identifies laptop computer with a bullet hole recovered at the crime scene. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, July 22, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelBroward Sheriff's Office Detective Nick Masters goes over evidence with Assistant State Attorney Mike Satz regarding the internet search history for Nikolas Cruz. Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Isabel Chequer, who was shot and injured in the school shooting, exists the witness stand after she testified in court. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is on trial during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 19, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelSentence mitigation specialist Kate O'Shea, a member of the defense team, right, speaks with Assistant Public Defender Melisa McNeill during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant State Attorneys Jeff Marcus, left, and Mike Satz, look at evidence photos during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelIlan and Lori Alhadeff embrace after giving their victim impact statements during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The Alhadeff's daughter, Alyssa, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAnne Ramsay holds a picture of her daughter, Helena, before giving her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Helena was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAnnika and Mitch Dworet looks towards each other as she finishes her witness impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The Dworet's son, Nicholas, was killed, and the Dworet's other son, Alexander, was injured in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelThe Youtube comments associated with Nikolas Cruz shown in court. Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student John Wilford points out the defendant while he testifies about encountering Nikolas Cruz at a McDonalds shortly after the school shooting. Wilford's sister Maddie was shot and severely injured in the shooting. Nikolas Cruz is in court for the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Julietta Matlock describes the carnage in her classroom during the shooting rampage at the school. Several of her students were shot, and three of her students, Luke Hoyer, Gina Montalto, and Martin Duque were killed in the shooting. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelBroward Sherif's Office Sgt. Raymond Beltran shows the jury how his taser is deployed while testifying about a jail house fight he had with the Nikolas Cruz in 2018. Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelMichael Schulman leaves the witness stand after giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Schulman's son, Scott Beigel, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelLori Alhadeff looks towards the defendant as Ilan Alhadeff speaks angrily while giving his victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. The Alhadeff's daughter, Alyssa, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelMembers of the defense team and State Attorneys talk during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, July 22, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelMax and Caryn Schachter are shown during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. The Schachter's son, Alex was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelMedical Examiner Dr. Wendolyn Sneed, describes the wounds on a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School victims during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 25, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/ Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelAssistant Public Defender Melisa McNeill speaks with Assistant State Attorney Carolyn McCann before the start of the day's events in the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelShooter Nikolas Cruz talks to sentence mitigation specialist Kate O'Shea during the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, July 22, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelParents and friends of the victims of the mass shooting leave the courtroom. Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelHui Wang, becomes emotional as her niece, Lin Chen (not shown), gives her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, August 4, 2022. Wang's son, Peter, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Carline Jean / South Florida Sun SentinelBroward Sheriff's Office crime scene detective Miguel Suarez is questioned by Assistant State Attorney Mike Satz during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, July 25, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Carline Jean/ Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelGena Hoyer rubs the front of a photograph of her son, Luke, as she shows it to the jury before giving her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Luke was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelVictoria Gonzalez who has been called Joaquin Oliver's girlfriend, but says they called themselves "soulmates," gives her victim impact statement saying, "He was simply just happy to be human," during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Joaquin Oliver, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/APMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Michael Powell testifies in court about hearing the the school shooting on the floor above his classroom during the penalty phase of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz's trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. His brother, Nicholas Dworet was also shot, and was killed in the rampage. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelFred Guttenberg leans back to speak with Gena Hoyer, during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. Guttenberg's daughter, Jaime, and Hoyer's son, Luke, were killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Ivy Schamis describes the carnage in her classroom during the rampage at the school. Two students in her class were killed, Nicholas Dworet, and Helena Ramsay. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelPhotos shown in court of Nikolas Cruz during his arrest shortly after the shooting. Nikolas Cruz is in court for the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelLori Alhadeff gives her victim impact statement during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, August 2, 2022. Alhadeff's daughter, Alyssa, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun SentinelFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Kyle Laman describes how he was shot in the ankle and later escaped from the gunman. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun SentinelMarjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher Ronit Reoven describes the carnage in her classroom during the rampage at the school. Several of her students were shot, and one of her students, Carmen Schentrup was killed in the shooting. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is being tried in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
MIKE STOCKER / POOL/AFP via Getty ImagesFormer Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Benjamin Wikander shows the brace he wears on his hand after he was shot during the February 14, 2018, shooting at the school, as he testifies during the penalty phase of shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on July 21, 2022. - Cruz pleaded guilty in October to 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder for the February 14, 2018, attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. A 12-person jury is to decide whether the now 23-year-old should receive the death penalty or a life sentence for what prosecutor Mike Satz called a "cold, calculated, manipulative and deadly" massacre. (Photo by Mike Stocker / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MIKE STOCKER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **
Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun SentinelGena Hoyer, with her husband, Tom, at her side, wipes away tears during the penalty phase of the trial of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, August 1, 2022. The Hoyer's son, Luke, was killed in the 2018 shootings. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)
Cuando se le preguntó al asesino de Parkland por qué quería comprar un rifle estilo AR-15, dijo que era para ir a disparar con sus amigos durante el fin de semana, testificó el martes un expropietario de una tienda de armas.
Michael Morrison era dueño de la tienda Sunrise Tactical Supply en febrero de 2017 cuando Nikolas Cruz, entonces de 18 años, compró un rifle semiautomático Smith & Wesson M&P 15 por $618.17.
Un año después, el arma se usaría para matar a 17 y herir a otros 17 en la escuela secundaria Marjory Stoneman Douglas en Parkland el 14 de febrero de 2018. La segunda semana del juicio para determinar si Cruz es ejecutado por el tiroteo masivo continuó el martes por la mañana. con el testimonio de Morrison y un médico forense que realizó las autopsias de tres víctimas.
Morrison ya no está en el negocio de las armas de fuego, ahora trabaja como líder de equipo de pavimentación para la ciudad de Tamarac. Describió en el estrado de los testigos cómo él y un compañero de trabajo manejaron la venta de Cruz, pidiéndole que completara un formulario federal que incluye preguntas sobre si usa marihuana, si ha sido condenado por un delito grave, si un tribunal determinó que está mentalmente incapaz o ha estado involucrado en violencia doméstica. Cruz respondió que no a todas las preguntas.

Morrison dijo que escudriñó a quién le vendía armas.
“Buscamos cualquier bandera roja o señal de por qué la venta no debería ocurrir”, dijo. “Si por alguna razón alguien se siente incómodo, la venta no se llevó a cabo”.
Morrison dijo que tuvo una breve conversación con Cruz sobre por qué quería el arma.
“Él dijo: ‘Voy a disparar con mis amigos el fin de semana. Solo quiero mis propias cosas'”, testificó Morrison.
El fiscal Mike Satz le mostró el rifle que se usó en la escuela secundaria, que Morrison identificó, pero dijo que se le agregaron varios accesorios desde la venta, incluida una empuñadura, una correa para transportarlo y un bípode, que es un soporte que permite que el arma descanse estable sin sostenerla.
Los miembros del jurado también escucharon el martes a la Dra. Rebecca McDougall, jefa de médicos forenses del condado de Palm Beach. Trabajaba como médico forense en el condado de Broward en 2018.
Max Schachter sollozó en la sala del tribunal mientras McDougall describía detalles sombríos sobre las múltiples heridas de bala que mataron a su hijo Alex, un estudiante de banda.
McDougall también describió las heridas fatales de la estudiante atleta Alyssa Alhadeff y del maestro y entrenador Scott Beigel, cuyas familias no comparecieron ante el tribunal el martes.
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