FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – As the death penalty trial of the Parkland school shooter wraps up, with both sides presenting closing arguments Tuesday, Local 10 News is taking a look at some of the important numbers in the case.
- 17: The number of people murdered at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland on Feb. 14, 2018, and the number of counts Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty to in 2021.
- 22: The number of jurors and alternates sworn in on June 29 for the penalty phase of the trial—the 12 person jury features seven men and five women, plus 10 alternates.
- 27: The number of days of trial testimony, spanning July 18 through Oct. 6.
- 6: The number of months of trial, starting with jury selection on April 4.
- 100: The state called nearly this many witnesses during its 12-day case-in-chief, making its opening statements on July 18.
- 26: The number of witnesses called by the defense in its 11-day case, after making its opening statements on Aug. 22.
- 7: The number of witnesses the state called in its four-day rebuttal, which began on Sept. 27.
- 24: The current age of Nikolas Cruz.
- 19: The age of Nikolas Cruz during the shooting.
- 18: The age Nikolas Cruz legally bought the AR-15-style rifle used in the shooting in 2017. In the wake of the shooting, Florida lawmakers raised the purchase age for firearms to 21.
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