Nicolas Cruz sentenced to life in the Parkland school shooting in 2018

A jury recommends that Nicolas Cruz be sentenced to prison without parole

But prosecutors wanted the death penalty

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12 jurors must agree to the death penalty

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Cruz massacred in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Valentine's Day in 2018

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He was 19 at the time and was dropped from school

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17 people were killed and 17 were injured in this massacre

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One victim's father said, "You can allow 17 people to be shot and not give the death penalty."

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Cruz's lawyer, McNeil, "He is a brain-damaged, broken, mentally ill person

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A jury recommends that Nicolas Cruz be sentenced to prison without parole

Credit by: Palm Beach Post

But prosecutors wanted the death penalty

Credit by: Daily Mail