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Broward County prosecutor Michael J. Satz announced his intent to seek the death penalty in the case against Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz, reports the AP. Cruz has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder and is currently being held without bail.

Broward County seeks death penalty for Parkland school shooter

Cruz has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder.

Parkland school shooter appears in court via video from jail. Photo by Carline Jean-Pool/Getty Images

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<p>Broward County prosecutor Michael J. Satz announced his intent to seek the death penalty in the case against Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz, reports the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="AP" data-vars-click-url="https://twitter.com/AP/status/973612616898830336" data-vars-content-id="777ecb0e-ce77-42cc-9264-41820611b7f6" data-vars-headline="Broward County seeks death penalty for Parkland school shooter" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://twitter.com/AP/status/973612616898830336" target="_blank">AP</a>. Cruz has been <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="charged" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/florida-school-shooting-suspect-appears-in-court-1518723871-463d8374-eac1-42a3-89a3-c590fc9142f8.html" data-vars-content-id="777ecb0e-ce77-42cc-9264-41820611b7f6" data-vars-headline="Broward County seeks death penalty for Parkland school shooter" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/florida-school-shooting-suspect-appears-in-court-1518723871-463d8374-eac1-42a3-89a3-c590fc9142f8.html" target="_self">charged</a> with 17 counts of premeditated murder and is currently being held without bail.</p><span data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH" data-ad-type="midStoryAd"></span>

Broward County seeks death penalty for Parkland school shooter

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