Gun dealer who sold AR-15-style rifle to Parkland school shooter testifies at sentencing trial
Michael Morrison noted that Nikolas Cruz made modifications to the weapon post-purchase.
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Michael Morrison noted that Nikolas Cruz made modifications to the weapon post-purchase.
Maria Schneider started off on what it means for the jury to see firsthand the weapon used in the massacre.
She said Cruz got into her vehicle with a bag that looked like a guitar case.
The jury also heard from two crime scene investigators with the Broward County Sheriff's Office.
The sentencing trial for Parkland shooter continued Friday as the state started out by calling up officers.
The jury will decide whether or not convicted Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooter Nikolas Cruz receives the death penalty.
Friday marked Day 5 of the sentencing trial for Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz.
CBS4's Gabrielle Arzola spoke with psychiatrist James Phillips.
On day four of the sentencing trial, the state painted a picture of what unfolded after the mass shooting.
Thursday's abbreviated court session focused on Nikolas Cruz's attempted escape after the shooting and his arrest, about an hour after he fled the campus.
A new video shown in court Thursday documented Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz in the aftermath of the shooting.
A Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School teacher gave heart-wrenching testimony Wednesday, recalling how a student in her Holocaust studies class correctly answered a question seconds before he became one of 17 people murdered by school shooter Nikolas Cruz.
Maria Schneider explains more in-depth on how survivors spoke and how safety and security must be ensured after the Parkland school shooting.
Dramatic testimony continued on Day 3 of the sentencing trial of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz.
Jurors in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz viewed graphic video Tuesday of him killing 17 people as he stalked through Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School four years ago.
"He's with a rifle, just trotting along, firing, looking for people," Miami Herald reporter David Ovalle said of the video.
Jurors also viewed graphic video of Nikolas Cruz killing 17 people as he stalked through Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School four years ago.
Maria Schneider explains what the prosecution is trying to accomplish as it lays out its case.
More witnesses took to the stand on Tuesday in the sentencing trial of Nikolas Cruz.
Nikolas Cruz's sentencing trial continues Tuesday with more witnesses expected to take the stand.
Some parents wept as Mike Satz described in his opening statement how Nikolas Cruz killed their children at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Maria Schneider explains why the defense decided to hold off on their opening statements. She also shared some key things to expect going forward.
Manuel Oliver says even if the jury recommends death, it doesn't compare to how Joaquin and the 16 others died.
Lead prosecutor Mike Satz spoke of Nikolas Cruz's brutality during Monday's opening statements as he stalked a three-story classroom building, firing his AR-15 semi-automatic rifle down hallways and into classrooms.
Oliver says even if the jury recommends death, it doesn't compare to how Joaquin and the 16 others died.
Julie Marie Graham, of Port Charlotte, is facing numerous charges.
The family of one of the victims in last year's deadly mass shooting at Florida State University accused ChatGPT developer OpenAI of enabling the suspect leading up to the attack.
Marty Makary has served as Food and Drug Administration commissioner since March 2025.
President Trump made the comments in a phone interview with CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes.
Emergency crews, including members of the U.S. Coast Guard, responded to reports of the incident near Haulover Sandbar on Saturday afternoon.
Julie Marie Graham, of Port Charlotte, is facing numerous charges.
The family of one of the victims in last year's deadly mass shooting at Florida State University accused ChatGPT developer OpenAI of enabling the suspect leading up to the attack.
Marty Makary has served as Food and Drug Administration commissioner since March 2025.
President Trump made the comments in a phone interview with CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes.
Emergency crews, including members of the U.S. Coast Guard, responded to reports of the incident near Haulover Sandbar on Saturday afternoon.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Marty Makary has served as Food and Drug Administration commissioner since March 2025.
President Trump made the comments in a phone interview with CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes.
Allen is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump, assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon and two gun counts.
The Supreme Court has ruled that, under the Voting Rights Act, Congressional districts can no longer be drawn along racial lines, but can be shaped by partisan aims. The result: A dash to re-draw voting districts in several states. What does this portend for democracy?
Former reality TV star Spencer Pratt opened up about his run for mayor of Los Angeles in an exclusive interview with CBS News.
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
The FDA announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.