FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - As his death penalty trial draws closer, a hearing is set for Florida school shooting defendant Nikolas Cruz in the 2018 massacre that killed 17 people. The hearing Wednesday likely concerns the setting of timelines leading up to the planned January trial of the 21-year-old Cruz. Cruz is accused of the Feb. 14, 2018, shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He faces 17 first-degree murder charges and 17 attempted murder charges. Jury selection in his trial is set to begin Jan. 27.

Source: thestar October 23, 2019 05:26 UTC