FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in the trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz heard a third day of statements from families of his 17 victims. Three families testified Wednesday about their child who died at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. Gina Montalto’s parents talked of her love of reading and how she saved a toddler from drowning. The father of Alex Schachter spoke of his son’s trombone playing and love for basketball. Cara Loughran’s family friend told about her Irish dance performances and how her excitement over an upcoming trip to the island that never happened. Cruz pleaded guilty to murder. The trial is only to decide whether he is sentenced to death or life.
Parkland jurors hear 3rd day of heartbreaking testimony
