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Special Assistant Public Defender David Frankel, left, talks with his client school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz, center, sits in the Broward County courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Friday, June 8, 2018. Cruz's attorneys are arguing against the release of his full confession. His attorneys cite concerns over causing more trauma to the Parkland community and harming their client's right to a fair and impartial trial. Cruz, 19, is charged with 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the Feb. 14, 2018, school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. (Taimy Alvarez/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Nikolas Cruz’s mother let him buy gun, despite warnings from mental health counselors

By Terry Spencer - Associated Press

Official: Florida shooting suspect’s mom let him buy gun

By TERRY SPENCER - Associated Press

In this June 8, 2018, file photo, school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz sits in the Broward County courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Taimy Alvarez/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool, File)

Student: Cruz said ‘get out of here’ before school shooting

By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 8, 2018, file photo, school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz sits in the Broward County courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Defense attorneys for Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz are asking a judge to order investigators to preserve most evidence in the case, except for the building where the Valentine’s Day massacre took place. A hearing was set Thursday, June 21, 2018 on motions seeking to preserve evidence including field notes made by law enforcement officials that may have some bearing on the case. (Taimy Alvarez/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool, File)

Hearing postponed in Florida school shooting case

By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press

FILE- In this May 11, 2018 file photo Zachary Cruz testifies during his hearing at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The younger brother of the Florida school shooting suspect launched an anti-bullying campaign Thursday, June 14 saying he witnessed bullying against Nikolas Cruz that may have been a key factor a role in the Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. (Amy Beth Bennett /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool, File )

School shooting suspect’s brother starts anti-bully campaign

By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press

Attorneys want Florida school shooting confession blocked

By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press

Tony Montalto, right, father of Gina Rose Montalto, who was killed during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, and April Schentrup, left, who's daughter Carmen was killed also, speak to members of the media during a break in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission Meeting, Thursday, June 7, 2018, in Sunrise, Fla. The commission Thursday will discuss diversion programs for students who commit crimes deemed minor. Suspect Nikolas Cruz was referred to a program while in middle school but never completed it. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

The Latest: Florida sheriff wants school police department

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The Latest: Florida school district defends diversion plan

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FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2015, file frame from video from Broward County Public Schools, school resource officer Scot Peterson talks during a school board meeting of Broward County, Fla. The former sheriff’s deputy who’s been called a coward for his actions during a mass shooting at a Florida high school says he’s haunted by what happened. Peterson told NBC’s “Today Show” in a segment aired Tuesday, June 5, 2018, that “those were my kids in there” and he “would have never let my kids get slaughtered.” (Broward County Public Schools via AP, File)

Video details the moments before Florida school shooting

By CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press

Tony Montalto, right, father of Gina Rose Montalto, who was killed during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, and April Schentrup, left, who's daughter Carmen was killed also, speak to members of the media during a break in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission Meeting, Thursday, June 7, 2018, in Sunrise, Fla. The commission Thursday will discuss diversion programs for students who commit crimes deemed minor. Suspect Nikolas Cruz was referred to a program while in middle school but never completed it. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Florida officials told student diversion programs often work

By TERRY SPENCER - Associated Press

Campus monitor says Florida school shooter was on a mission

By DAVID FISCHER - Associated Press

In this image made from one of three videos released Wednesday, May 30, 2018, by the Broward County State Attorney's Office, Nikolas Cruz, the suspect in February's shooting at a Florida high school, announces his intention to become the next school shooter, aiming to kill at least 20 people. The videos were found on Cruz's cellphone after the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 people and injured 17 others. (Broward County State Attorney's Office via AP)

Florida school shooting suspect foretold intention in videos

By TERRY SPENCER and CURT ANDERSON - Associated Press

Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz, looks up while in court for a hearing in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A status hearing on the murder and other charges facing Cruz is scheduled for Friday, May 25 in Fort Lauderdale. No trial date has been set for Cruz, who could get the death penalty if convicted. His attorneys have said he would plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence. (Taimy Alvarez/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool, File)

Nikolas Cruz made cellphone videos before Parkland shooting

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Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz, looks up while in court for a hearing in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. A status hearing on the murder and other charges facing Cruz is scheduled for Friday, May 25 in Fort Lauderdale. No trial date has been set for Cruz, who could get the death penalty if convicted. His attorneys have said he would plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence. (Taimy Alvarez/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool, File)

Hearing for accused Florida school shooter rescheduled

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Brother: School shooting suspect pointed rifle at him, mom

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Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz, looks up while in court for a hearing in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Friday, April 27, 2018. The hearing is expected to deal with several procedural issues possibly including setting an initial trial date. Cruz is charged with 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the Feb. 14, 2018 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. (Taimy Alvarez South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, POOL)

Nikolas Cruz violated Obama’s Promise diversion program, but never sent to court

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Zachary Cruz, left, gestures to the judge while seated with his attorney Mark S. Lowry, at a hearing on a probation violation in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Thursday May, 3, 2018. Cruz, the brother of Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz, is getting out of jail again after violating probation for previously trespassing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. (Taimy Alvarez /South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Florida shooting suspect’s brother asks to move to Virginia

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In this May 3, 2018, file photo, Zachary Cruz, left, speaks to his attorney Mark S. Lowry, before a hearing on a probation violation in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz, the brother of Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz, is asking a judge to allow him to move to Virginia where a full-time job awaits him. (Taimy Alvarez/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool, File)

Zachary Cruz, brother of Florida school shooting suspect, going to Virginia

By Curt Anderson - Associated Press

In this Thursday, March 29, 2018, file photo, Zachary Cruz, brother of Nikolas Cruz who's accused of killing 17 students and staff members at the school Feb. 14, appears in court in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Zachary Cruz has been arrested for violating the terms of his probation, and was booked into the Palm Beach County jail, Tuesday, May 1, 2018. (Susan Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool, File)

Zachary Cruz, brother of Nikolas Cruz, seeks to move to Staunton, Virginia

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School shooting suspect was referred to discipline program

By KELLI KENNEDY - Associated Press