First Lawsuit Filed by Victim of Parkland Shootings

Parkland Mayor Christine Hunschofsky receives a hug as she and other government officials mourn, as students and parents arrive for voluntary campus orientation at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Feb. 25, 2018. Reuters/Angel Valentin

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida—The parents of a 17-year-old student who was shot five times as he shielded others during the Parkland, Florida high school mass shooting on Tuesday filed the first lawsuit on behalf of a victim in the massacre that killed 17 people and wounded 17 others.

The suit seeks a jury trial and an unspecified amount of damages from seven defendants, including Nikolas Cruz, 19, the accused killer in the Feb. 14 shooting rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla.