Status Hearing For Nikolas Cruz Postponed Until June 21

It'll be at least a month before we see a trial date set for accused Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz. 

A status hearing scheduled for today has been postponed to June 21st.

On Friday, the judge was expected to set a trial date.

Nikolas Cruz has already waived his right to a speedy trial.  

The state attorney's office is seeking the death penalty on 17 counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of attempted murder.

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Nikolas Cruz, the man suspected of killing 17 when he opened fire at a Florida high school, is scheduled to be in court on Friday.

A status hearing on the murder and other charges faced by 19-year-old Cruz will take place Friday afternoon in Fort Lauderdale.

No trial date has been set for Cruz, who could get the death penalty if convicted. His attorneys have said he would plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence.

Prosecutors say the former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student used an AR-15 to kill 14 students and three staff members on Feb. 14th. He injured 17 others. 

Cruz was arrested by authorities about an hour after the attack. 


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