Parkland Shooting

Closing arguments are expected in the trial of a former Florida sheriff's deputy accused of failing to stop the Parkland school massacre five years ago. Prosecutors and Scot Peterson's defense attorney are scheduled to give their closing arguments Monday.

Broward prosecutors have their work cut out for them in the trial of the former Broward school resource officer who was on duty during the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a legal expert says. Opening arguments were delivered last week.

Opening arguments began Wednesday as the jury starts hearing details about what happened at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Fired Broward County deputy Scot Peterson told reporters on Monday that he believes the trial will show he did everything he could during the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas.

The Florida judge who oversaw the penalty trial of the Parkland mass murderer is resigning. Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer sent a resignation letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis saying she will step down June 30.

Florida juries can now send someone to death row with an 8-4 vote.

Legislators approved a bill that will allow death penalty sentences with the recommendation of at least eight jurors in favor. It now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk.

Judges would still have discretion to sentence defendants to life in prison after receiving jury recommendations of death sentences.

A recent report detailing problems with Florida’s patchwork mental health system had reached conclusions nearly identical to those of a similar report from more than 20 years ago. The echoes between the findings are unmistakable.

The vote by a House panel comes after the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of the 2018 law.

The law, which prevents the sale of rifles and other long guns to anyone under 21, was passed after the Parkland shootings.

Diana Haneski says if she thought about all of the children killed by guns since the 2018 Parkland shooting, she would be paralyzed with grief. So she focuses on what she can do — help the students who are at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School now.