Florida school gunman to plead guilty to 17 murders

Florida school gunman to plead guilty to 17 murders
Nikolas Cruz is to plead guilty (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool, File)

The gunman who killed 14 students and three staff members at a Florida high school will plead guilty to their murders, his lawyers said.

The guilty plea will set up a penalty phase where Nikolas Cruz, 23, would be fighting against the death penalty and hoping for life without parole.

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