T-Shirt Disrupts Jury Selection Process For Parkland Shooter Nikolas Cruz Penalty Trial

Miami FL

25 May, 2022

9:11 AM

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CBS Miami May 25, 2022 A potential juror's T-shirt honoring those killed and traumatized in the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School resulted in the dismissal of her entire group of 10 during the selection process for gunman Nikolas Cruz's penalty trial. The woman, a 58-year-old high school teacher, was wearing a T-shirt in the burgundy and silver colors of Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that read "Teacher Strong." Below that were two hashtags that were commonly found on T-shirts and bumper stickers throughout South Florida long after the February 14th, 2018, shooting: #msdstrong and #NeverAgain. Cruz, 23, pleaded guilty in October to murdering 17 and wounding 17 others. The trial will decide whether he is sentenced to death or life in prison without parole. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.