Families unleash anger on Parkland school gunman ahead of formal sentencing

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School gunman Nikolas Cruz enters the courtroom for his sentencing hearing at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP/PA)

Families of the 17 children and staff members Parkland school gunman Nikolas Cruz murdered have addressed him directly before he is formally sentenced to life in prison.

For several hours, parents, wives, siblings, children and some of the 17 Cruz also wounded at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on Valentine’s Day in 2018 gave their victim impact statements.