Parkland shooting: Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to killing 17 staff and students

Nikolas Cruz has admitted shooting dead 17 students and staff at the high school in Parkland near Fort Lauderdale (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP)

Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty to murder on Wednesday over the 2018 high school massacre in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead.

Cruz, 23, entered his pleas in a courtroom attended by a dozen relatives of victims after answering a long list of questions from Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer aimed at confirming his mental competency.