The sentencing trial of Parkland school shooter Nicolas Cruz is delayed as Hurricane Ian threatens to slam Florida.
Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer adjourned the trial – which was expected to continue for the rest of the week – until Monday.
The state began its rebuttal on Tuesday and is expected to resume its arguments on Wednesday, Thursday and half-day Friday. Although the Broward County Courthouse, where Cruz’s trial is being held, will be closed at least Wednesday and Thursday due to “the potential impact of Hurricane Ian,” the county clerk’s website states.
The state is seeking the death penalty in the case after Cruz pleaded guilty to killing 17 victims with an AR-15 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Valentine’s Day in October 2018.
they have lawyers fighting to be spared his life by a jury, citing her troubled upbringing.
Meanwhile, the House Select Committee is probing January 6, 2021 Riots The Capitol also postponed its Wednesday hearing on Ian’s growing threat.
“In light of Hurricane Ian’s impact on parts of Florida, we have decided to adjourn tomorrow’s proceedings,” committee chair Rep. Benny Thompson and vice president, Rep. Liz Cheney, wrote in a joint statement Tuesday. “We are praying for the safety of all those in the path of the storm.”
The chairs did not immediately provide a new date for the much-awaited hearing.
“The investigation of the select committee proceeds and we will soon announce the date of the adjourned proceedings,” he said.
This hearing is expected to be the committee’s last public hearing before releasing a final report with its findings on the events leading up to the hearing. capital riot,