Couple Who Had Taken in Florida Gunman Say He Was Quirky, Naive

Couple Who Had Taken in Florida Gunman Say He Was Quirky, Naive
Nikolas Cruz, who has confessed to a deadly shooting spree at his his former high school, is seen in this February 15, 2018 file photo, accompanied by his lawyers POOL/AFP/File / Susan STOCKER-SUN SENTINEL
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The couple who had taken Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz into their family said in an interview published Sunday they had no inkling of violent tendencies from the young man whom they described as quirky and naive.

Cruz, 19, moved in with James and Kimberly Snead of Parkland, Florida in late November after the death of his mother earlier that month from complications of pneumonia, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported. He was a friend of their son.