Mom’s Death May Have Sent Florida School Shooter Over the Edge

Nikolas Cruz, 19, a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where he allegedly killed 17 people, is seen on a closed circuit television screen during a bond hearing in front of Broward Judge Kim Mollica at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Feb. 15, 2018. Mr. Cruz is possibly facing 17 counts of premeditated murder in the school shooting. Photo by Susan Stocker - Pool/Getty Images

The death of his mother may have sent the Florida mass shooting suspect over the edge, according to his family.

Nikolas Cruz, 19, and his younger brother Zachary were adopted by Roger and Lynda Cruz when they were infants.