Condition and six more in fair condition. Those folks are working on getting better, recovering from their wounds as investigators are Digging Deeper into the background of the accused shooter. A massive candlelight vigil in parkland thursday night. Some students openly we want as the names of their deceased friends were read aloud. And others remembered the gunmans hostility and violent tendencies. He punched the window and said im going to cause karma one day because he got in trouble with the teacher. Reporter nikolas cruz appeared in court after hes accused of opening fire on the teenagers he once called classmates. Are you nikolas cruz . Yes, maam. You are charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. Reporter the former student confessed to the massacre and is now on suicide watch. According to his public defender, hes struggled with Mental Illness his entire life. She says his brain is like a childs, but he understands the gravity of the situation. Hes remorseful. Hes fully awa
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So we turned around and sees the police right there. Reporter then you can see something next to his foot. Then the officers gave several commands to drop his gun before firing shots. But from the short clip, and that does not show the entire incident, you cannot see a gun during the struggle. That is what is bothering the family. My brother did not pose any threat to the officers. He was not pointing in the gun. We want do justice. He is still working for bart, and he has not got a mental evaluation. Reporter bart says that matteo was cleared and has passed a mental test. He returns to full duty on january 18. Bart says that any loss of life is tragic, and they are committed to a full independent investigation. Coming up at 6 00 p. M. , i spoke with the attorney for the family and he has a lot to say about this video. So this is only part of the video. The entire the camera video has not been released. Are we going to be able to see that . Reporter as of right now, it is still under i
A short time later he was spotted by some good police work. Are you Nicholas Jacob cruz . Yes, maam. Reporter 19yearold nikolas cruz, 57, 131 pounds, faced a florida magistrate this afternoon 24 hours after allegedly shooting and killing 17 boys, girls and faculty at the high school that expelled him last year. Cruz is charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder and will remain held in Broward County custody. Sir, youre going to be held no bond. Reporter unlike other mass shooters who took their own lives, investigators say cruz tried to escape putting down his gun and blending in with fleeing students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Lets go reporter inside the high school, heavily armed s. W. A. T. Teams, police and deputies cleared out each classroom, one by one, rescuing terrified students and teachers who had barricaded themselves and hid in a closet. Put your phones away todays not any easier than yesterday was. All the victims families have been notified. Reporter at
The entire community of parkland is leaning on each other for support. This is our home and this is where we will not be intimidated by evil. Reporter a community in mourning, 17 lives lost, many of them steteenage students. I can imagine going to biology class and not seeing her next to me. Its craze iz. Reporter she survived the attack. Im in shock. An emotional wreck. I dont know how to take this and im just im thankful to be here, but at the same time im so hurt to know that a lot of people i know are gone. Reporter the alleged gunman now in custody, charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder. Are you Nicolas Jacob cruz . Yes, maam. Reporter nikolas cruz was expelled from his high school more than a year ago. He returned wednesday afternoon in an uber armed with an ar15 rifle that according to records show was purchased legally. The rampage all over in a matter of minutes. According to authorities, cruz was found and arrested about an hour and a half later and has since told pol