Death Penalty Trial for Florida School Gunman Cruz Delayed Until April

Death Penalty Trial for Florida School Gunman Cruz Delayed Until April
Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz sits at the defense table during his appearance at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Oct. 20, 2021. Amy Beth Bennett/Pool via Reuters
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A judge on Wednesday delayed until April proceedings to determine the sentencing of the gunman who has pleaded guilty to murdering 17 people at a Parkland, Florida, high school in 2018.

Jurors during the phase that had earlier been scheduled to start later this month will hear testimony from scores of witnesses to help them decide whether to sentence Nikolas Cruz, 23, to death or life in prison for Florida’s deadliest school shooting.