The Parkland school massacre will be reenacted, with gunfire, in lawsuit against sheriff’s deputy
1 year, 4 months ago

The Parkland school massacre will be reenacted, with gunfire, in lawsuit against sheriff’s deputy

Associated Press  

PARKLAND, Fla. — Ballistics experts will fire up to 139 shots at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday during a reenactment of the 2018 Parkland massacre organized as part of a lawsuit that accuses a sheriff’s deputy of failing in his duty to protect the victims. Tony Montalto, president of Stand with Parkland, which represents most of the families, said while Peterson was acquitted of criminal charges “that doesn’t mean he’s not guilty of failing to do the right things.” “He failed to properly react to the tragedy, he failed to enter the building and he failed to render aid. “That’s probably what they are going to be able to get out of the reconstruction.” Tamara Lave, a University of Miami law professor, said when Judge Phillips decides whether to allow the jury to view and hear the reenactment, she will consider whether it “fairly and accurately” depicts what Peterson heard — but it doesn’t have to be perfect. It’ll bring up memories.” Before Friday’s reenactment, two South Florida congressmen, Democrat Jared Moskowitz and Republican Mario Diaz-Balart, will lead several colleagues from the School Safety and Security Caucus on a tour of the building, which has remained mostly untouched since shortly after the shooting.

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PICTURED: Georgia school shooter Colt Gray as his 'obsession' with Parkland massacre is revealed
3 months, 2 weeks ago

PICTURED: Georgia school shooter Colt Gray as his 'obsession' with Parkland massacre is revealed

Daily Mail  

The baby-faced teen arrested Wednesday at a start-of-the-semester mass shooting at his Georgia high school that left four dead and nine wounded has been pictured for the first time. Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said Gray immediately surrendered when confronted by school resource officers at the scene. Colt Gray opened fire at Apalachee High School in Winder shortly after 10.20am …

Parkland high school massacre site: Demolition begins as families of the victims look on
6 months, 1 week ago

Parkland high school massacre site: Demolition begins as families of the victims look on

CNN  

Parkland, Florida CNN — For six years, a building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where a gunman killed 17 people, was a nightmare frozen in time. In a statement, the district said Friday it “is continuing to work with the families and school staff to determine future use of the site.” The shooting ripped apart 17 …

"I’d like to see it gone": Teardown begins on Parkland shooting site
6 months, 1 week ago

"I’d like to see it gone": Teardown begins on Parkland shooting site

Salon  

Families of the victims of one of the most horrific shootings in U.S. history watched as demolition began on a building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 students and teachers were murdered in 2018. A Supreme Court ruling Friday morning ended a 2018 federal regulation regulating the use of bump stocks, to the dismay of …

Six years after the Parkland school massacre, the bloodstained building will finally be demolished
6 months, 1 week ago

Six years after the Parkland school massacre, the bloodstained building will finally be demolished

LA Times  

Demolition of the 1200 building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., is set to begin Thursday. The three-story building where 17 people died in the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School looms over campus behind a screened fence, a horrific and constant reminder to students, teachers, the victims’ families and passersby. But now …

Parents of Parkland victim end up talking about Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting INSTEAD of speaking about the anniversary of their son's death: 'Not surprised at all'
10 months, 1 week ago

Parents of Parkland victim end up talking about Kansas City Chiefs parade shooting INSTEAD of speaking about the anniversary of their son's death: 'Not surprised at all'

Daily Mail  

Manuel and Patricia Oliver were set to speak six years after son Joaquin's death, but in a stunning moment, were subjected to scenes from the shooting instead The parents of one of the children who died during the Parkland shooting had a live interview interrupted by a broadcast from the stricken Kansas City Chiefs parade. As they spoke, footage from …

Judge: Lawsuit against Parkland school deputy over 2018 massacre can go to trial
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge: Lawsuit against Parkland school deputy over 2018 massacre can go to trial

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A lawsuit filed by families of the 17 people killed and other victims of the Parkland, Florida, school massacre against a former sheriff’s deputy who failed to intervene can go forward, a judge ruled, rejecting his motion to dismiss the case before trial. Circuit Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips, in a ruling posted Wednesday, said a jury should …

Florida deputy’s legal team says he didn’t have an obligation to stop Parkland school shooter
1 year ago

Florida deputy’s legal team says he didn’t have an obligation to stop Parkland school shooter

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A former Florida sheriff’s deputy is claiming he had no legal duty to confront the gunman who murdered 17 people and wounded 17 others at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School nearly six years ago, his attorney argued Monday. The legal team representing Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit brought …

Parkland School Massacre Will Be Reenacted With Gunfire As Part Of Lawsuit
1 year, 4 months ago

Parkland School Massacre Will Be Reenacted With Gunfire As Part Of Lawsuit

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING PARKLAND, Fla. — Ballistics experts will fire up to 139 shots at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday during a reenactment of the 2018 Parkland massacre organized as part of a lawsuit that accuses a sheriff’s deputy of failing in his duty to protect the victims. Tony Montalto, president of Stand with Parkland, which represents most …

Shots again fired at site of Parkland school massacre in reenactment after lawmakers visit
1 year, 4 months ago

Shots again fired at site of Parkland school massacre in reenactment after lawmakers visit

Associated Press  

PARKLAND, Fla. — Gunfire erupted again at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday as part of a reenactment by ballistics experts of the 2018 massacre that left 14 students and three staff members dead. Earlier in the day, six Democrats and three Republicans from the House School Safety and Security Caucus toured the building for almost two hours …

Shots again fired at site of Parkland school massacre in reenactment after lawmakers visit
1 year, 4 months ago

Shots again fired at site of Parkland school massacre in reenactment after lawmakers visit

LA Times  

Gunfire erupted again at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Friday as part of a reenactment by ballistics experts of the 2018 massacre that left 14 students and three staff members dead. The reenactment is part of a lawsuit by the victims’ families and the wounded that accuses the Broward County deputy assigned to the school of …

Florida Supreme Court reprimands judge for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial
1 year, 5 months ago

Florida Supreme Court reprimands judge for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court has publicly reprimanded the judge who oversaw the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz for showing bias toward the prosecution. That panel had found that Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer violated several rules governing judicial conduct during last year’s trial in her actions toward Cruz’s public defenders. The 15-member commission found …

Florida school shooting reenactment set for Aug. 4 using live ammunition, judge told
1 year, 5 months ago

Florida school shooting reenactment set for Aug. 4 using live ammunition, judge told

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The reenactment of a 2018 mass shooting at a Florida high school will take place early next month as part of a civil lawsuit and will use live ammunition with a bullet safety device, a judge was told Thursday. Circuit Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips endorsed an agreement reached by attorneys for victims’ families and former Broward Deputy …

Reenactment of Parkland school massacre on campus will be allowed as part of lawsuit against deputy
1 year, 5 months ago

Reenactment of Parkland school massacre on campus will be allowed as part of lawsuit against deputy

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The 2018 Parkland high school massacre will be reenacted twice with the firing of about 140 blanks on campus as part of families’ lawsuits against the former sheriff’s deputy they accuse of failing to stop the gunman, a judge ruled Wednesday. Circuit Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips granted the motion from attorney David Brill, who says his video …

Victims’ families walk though Parkland school massacre site, untouched for 5 years as evidence
1 year, 5 months ago

Victims’ families walk though Parkland school massacre site, untouched for 5 years as evidence

Associated Press  

PARKLAND, Fla. — For more than five years, the bloodstained halls and classrooms where 17 people died in the Parkland school shooting has remained locked away and mostly untouched — not even the victims’ families were allowed inside. The building was preserved as evidence so that the jurors in last year’s penalty trial of shooter Nikolas Cruz could tour the …

Parkland parents and survivors condemn acquittal of ‘coward’ school policeman over mass shooting response
1 year, 5 months ago

Parkland parents and survivors condemn acquittal of ‘coward’ school policeman over mass shooting response

The Independent  

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Deputy's acquittal in Parkland school massacre case shows holes in the law, attorneys say
1 year, 5 months ago

Deputy's acquittal in Parkland school massacre case shows holes in the law, attorneys say

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy When Florida prosecutors charged former …

Deputy’s acquittal in Parkland school massacre case shows holes in the law, attorneys say
1 year, 5 months ago

Deputy’s acquittal in Parkland school massacre case shows holes in the law, attorneys say

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — When Florida prosecutors charged former Deputy Scot Peterson for his alleged inaction during the 2018 Parkland school massacre, they faced a major hurdle: no law precisely fit. Eight days later, then-Sheriff Scott Israel, who was under political pressure for the shooting, said his video review of Peterson’s actions made him “sick.” Peterson retired and was then …

Parkland school police officer who failed to intervene in mass shooting cleared of child neglect charges
1 year, 5 months ago

Parkland school police officer who failed to intervene in mass shooting cleared of child neglect charges

The Independent  

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Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting
1 year, 5 months ago

Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida sheriff’s deputy was acquitted Thursday of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to act during the 2018 Parkland school massacre, concluding the first trial in U.S. history of a law enforcement officer for conduct during an on-campus shooting. We’ve got our life back,” Peterson said as he exited the courtroom, his arm …

Former Parkland Deputy Who Stayed Outside During School Shooting Found Not Guilty
1 year, 5 months ago

Former Parkland Deputy Who Stayed Outside During School Shooting Found Not Guilty

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The former Florida school resource officer who stayed outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as a deadly mass shooting unfolded inside in 2018 was found not guilty Thursday A jury deliberated over the course of four days before finding former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson, 60, not guilty of all 11 charges he faced. Former Marjory Stoneman …

Prosecutor: Deputy fled during Parkland school massacre, putting own life ahead of students’
1 year, 5 months ago

Prosecutor: Deputy fled during Parkland school massacre, putting own life ahead of students’

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida sheriff’s deputy fled to safety during the 2018 Parkland school massacre, putting his own life ahead of the children he was charged with protecting and giving the gunman time to fatally shoot several victims, prosecutors told jurors Monday during the closing arguments of his trial on child neglect charges. Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson …

Witnesses to Parkland massacre describe their confusion in pinpointing gunshots’ location
1 year, 6 months ago

Witnesses to Parkland massacre describe their confusion in pinpointing gunshots’ location

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The courtroom battle over whether the sound of gunshots during the Parkland school massacre should have directed a Florida sheriff’s deputy to the attacker’s location ramped up Thursday as defense testimony showed others also thought the thunderous blasts were coming from elsewhere. A sheriff’s deputy, teachers and students, testifying during the trial of former Broward County …

Homicide detective weeps in trial of deputy who failed to confront Parkland high school shooter
1 year, 6 months ago

Homicide detective weeps in trial of deputy who failed to confront Parkland high school shooter

The Independent  

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Homicide detective weeps in trial of deputy who failed to confront Parkland high school shooter
1 year, 6 months ago

Homicide detective weeps in trial of deputy who failed to confront Parkland high school shooter

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The veteran Florida detective who led the investigation into the 2018 Parkland high school massacre wept on the witness stand Wednesday, saying the school’s assigned deputy could have prevented the deaths of some of the 17 people murdered if he had charged into a building instead of taking cover. Broward County Detective John Curcio, a homicide …

Deputy at Parkland shooting would have seen bodies if he opened door, officer testifies
1 year, 6 months ago

Deputy at Parkland shooting would have seen bodies if he opened door, officer testifies

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A former Florida sheriff’s deputy who says he couldn’t pinpoint the shooter during the Parkland high school massacre would have seen bodies if he opened a building’s door instead of backing away, a police officer testified Tuesday at the deputy’s trial. Sunrise Police Lt. Craig Cardinale said when he arrived at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School …

Florida deputy didn’t follow extensive training during Parkland school massacre, supervisor says
1 year, 6 months ago

Florida deputy didn’t follow extensive training during Parkland school massacre, supervisor says

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A former Florida sheriff’s deputy didn’t follow his extensive training on how to stop an active shooter when he didn’t confront the killer who murdered 17 people at a Parkland high school, a former training commander testified Thursday. Former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson had undergone training both in a video simulator and with live actors …

Officer who raced to Parkland massacre scene testifies against deputy who stayed outside
1 year, 6 months ago

Officer who raced to Parkland massacre scene testifies against deputy who stayed outside

The Independent  

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Off-duty officer testifies he didn’t know just where shots fired from during Parkland massacre
1 year, 6 months ago

Off-duty officer testifies he didn’t know just where shots fired from during Parkland massacre

Associated Press  

PARKLAND, Fla. — An off-duty police officer who was on the baseball field at Florida’s Parkland high school during the 2018 massacre testified Thursday that he mistook gunshots for fireworks before he realized what was happening and approached the school unarmed. Jeffrey Heinrich, testifying a second day in the trial of a deputy accused of not stopping the shooter, said …

Commission: Florida judge should be reprimanded for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial
1 year, 6 months ago

Commission: Florida judge should be reprimanded for conduct during Parkland school shooting trial

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Florida judge who oversaw the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz should be publicly reprimanded for showing bias toward the prosecution, failing to curtail “vitriolic statements” directed at Cruz’s attorneys by the victims’ families and sometimes allowing “her emotions to overcome her judgement,” a state commission concluded Monday. The Judicial Qualifications Commission found …

Fast start to jury selection at trial of ex-deputy accused of failing to confront Parkland shooter
1 year, 6 months ago

Fast start to jury selection at trial of ex-deputy accused of failing to confront Parkland shooter

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Jury selection in the groundbreaking trial of a former sheriff’s deputy charged with failing to confront the killer of 14 students and three staff members at a Florida high school five years ago got off to a speedy start Wednesday, with the preliminary round concluding in just one day. Circuit Judge Martin Fein had tentatively scheduled …

Florida deputy faces trial for alleged failure to confront Parkland school shooter
1 year, 6 months ago

Florida deputy faces trial for alleged failure to confront Parkland school shooter

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In a prosecution believed to be a national first, a former Florida sheriff’s deputy is about to be tried on charges he failed to confront the gunman who murdered 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland high school five years ago. Jury selection begins Wednesday in the trial of former Broward County Sheriff’s Deputy …

Judge who presided over Parkland school shooting trial announces resignation
1 year, 7 months ago

Judge who presided over Parkland school shooting trial announces resignation

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Florida judge who gained a national profile while presiding over the Parkland school shooting trial announced Wednesday that she is resigning June 30 to pursue unspecified career opportunities. Scherer also had frequent heated arguments with Cruz’s lead public defender, Melisa McNeill. So please be seated.” The two clashed again during Cruz’s sentencing hearing in November …

Judge who sentenced Parkland shooter removed from other case
1 year, 8 months ago

Judge who sentenced Parkland shooter removed from other case

Associated Press  

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The judge who oversaw the sentencing of the Parkland massacre gunman was removed from another death penalty murder case Thursday by the Florida Supreme Court, which agreed she showed unfair sympathy for prosecutors in the Parkland school shooting case. The court removed Judge Elizabeth Scherer from overseeing any post-conviction proceedings for Randy Tundidor, who was sentenced to …

Parkland remembers victims 5 years after school massacre
1 year, 10 months ago

Parkland remembers victims 5 years after school massacre

Associated Press  

PARKLAND, Fla. — People released doves, lit candles, recited prayers and shed tears Tuesday as the Parkland community commemorated the fifth anniversary of the murder of 14 students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and showed support for their families. “The love, support and kindness — it’s beautiful.” The ceremony acknowledged the shooting at Michigan State …

Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz sentenced to life in prison
2 years, 1 month ago

Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz sentenced to life in prison

Al Jazeera  

US judge sentences Cruz to life without parole for 2018 attack at Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 people. A gunman who opened fire at a US high school in Parkland, Florida in 2018, killing 17 and wounding 17 others, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, capping two days of emotional statements from family members of …

Nikolas Cruz sentencing trial: Key revelations about Parkland shooter and his massacre
2 years, 1 month ago

Nikolas Cruz sentencing trial: Key revelations about Parkland shooter and his massacre

The Independent  

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Nikolas Cruz sentencing: A timeline of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
2 years, 1 month ago

Nikolas Cruz sentencing: A timeline of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting

The Independent  

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Families get final say before Parkland shooter is sentenced
2 years, 1 month ago

Families get final say before Parkland shooter is sentenced

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to life in prison this week — but not before the families of the 17 people he murdered get the chance to tell him what they think. After Cruz is sentenced, he will be transferred from the Broward County jail to the state correctional system’s processing center near …

Watch: Parkland mom rains hell on jury after Stoneman Douglas High School shooter avoids death penalty
2 years, 2 months ago

Watch: Parkland mom rains hell on jury after Stoneman Douglas High School shooter avoids death penalty

Raw Story  

During an appearance on MSNBC on Friday morning, the mother of a hero teacher who was shot and killed by Nikolas Cruz in the mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in 2018, went on a tirade at the jury which refused to recommend the death penalty after a three-month trial. Linda Beigle-Schulman's son Scott was a …

Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz avoids death penalty and is sentenced to life
2 years, 2 months ago

Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz avoids death penalty and is sentenced to life

The Independent  

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Florida jury recommends Parkland shooter serve life in prison
2 years, 2 months ago

Florida jury recommends Parkland shooter serve life in prison

Al Jazeera  

Jury says Nicolas Cruz should not get the death penalty for the murder of 17 students and staff at US high school. A Florida jury has recommended that a gunman who killed 17 people in a 2018 school shooting be spared the death penalty and instead be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. She said it …

In a surprise, the defense rests early in the Parkland school shooting trial
2 years, 3 months ago

In a surprise, the defense rests early in the Parkland school shooting trial

NPR  

In a surprise, the defense rests early in the Parkland school shooting trial Enlarge this image toggle caption Rhona Wise/AFP via Getty Images Rhona Wise/AFP via Getty Images In Florida, defense attorneys for the gunman who killed 17 people at a Parkland high school surprised prosecutors and the judge today by abruptly resting their case. Dr. Kenneth Jones said, "I …

Missed warning signs, failings, and lessons learned: What happened during the Parkland massacre
2 years, 3 months ago

Missed warning signs, failings, and lessons learned: What happened during the Parkland massacre

The Independent  

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Parkland School Shooter Was Intellectually Slow And Violent As Child, Court Hears
2 years, 4 months ago

Parkland School Shooter Was Intellectually Slow And Violent As Child, Court Hears

Huff Post  

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is seen Tuesday during the penalty phase of his trial in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. via Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz as a toddler was intellectually and physically behind other children, which caused him to isolate himself and hit and bite to get what he wanted, a …

Parkland mass shooting jurors shown graphic victims’ photos
2 years, 5 months ago

Parkland mass shooting jurors shown graphic victims’ photos

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Prosecutors on Friday showed jurors photos of the horrific damage the bullets fired by Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s AR-15 rifle did to some of his 17 victims, causing extensive wounds to their heads, bodies and limbs. Dr. Iouri Boiko, the medical examiner who did the four autopsies shown Friday, said the biggest and most gruesome …

Parkland school shooter acted casually after fleeing
2 years, 5 months ago

Parkland school shooter acted casually after fleeing

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz walked casually into a sandwich shop minutes after he murdered 14 students and three staff members at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School four years ago, showing no signs of stress or nervousness, video played at his penalty trial Thursday showed. Thursday’s abbreviated court session focused on Cruz’s attempted escape after …

Prosecutor recalls coldness, cruelty of Parkland gunman
2 years, 5 months ago

Prosecutor recalls coldness, cruelty of Parkland gunman

Associated Press  

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The prosecutor seeking the death penalty for the gunman who massacred 17 people at a Parkland, Florida, high school detailed for jurors Monday how Nikolas Cruz coldly mowed down his victims, returning to some as they lay wounded to finish them off with a second volley. Some parents wept as prosecutor Mike Satz described in his …

Death penalty trial of Parkland high school shooter begins
2 years, 5 months ago

Death penalty trial of Parkland high school shooter begins

Al Jazeera  

The months-long US trial will decide whether Nikolas Cruz will be executed or sentenced to life without parole. Opening arguments have begun in the penalty phase of the trial of Nikolas Cruz, the man who killed 17 people at a Florida high school in 2018 – one of the deadliest school shootings in United States history. Cruz, 23, pleaded guilty …

The Parkland school shooter faces the death penalty as his trial begins
2 years, 5 months ago

The Parkland school shooter faces the death penalty as his trial begins

NPR  

The Parkland school shooter faces the death penalty as his trial begins Enlarge this image toggle caption Wilfredo Lee/AP Wilfredo Lee/AP The sentencing trial for the gunman who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., more than four years ago is set to begin on Monday. After nearly three months of jury selection, jurors must …

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