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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. AP 鈥?Jurors in the penalty trial of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz viewed graphic video Tuesday of him murdering 17 people as he stalked through Parklands Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School four years ago.The video was not shown to the gallery, where parents of many of the victims sat. The 12 jurors and 10 alternates stared intently at their video screens. Many held hands to their faces as they viewed the 15-minute recording, which has no sound.So stanley france me sta stanley de rted squirming. One juror looked at the screen, looked up at Cruz with his eyes wide and then returned to the video.The video was played over the objection of Cruzs attorneys, who argued that any evidentiary value it has is outweighed by the emotions it would raise in the jurors. They argued that witness statements of what happened would be sufficient.Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer dismissed the objection, saying a video that accurately reflects Cruzs crimes does not unfairly prejudice his case.The jurors heard testimony from Christopher McKenna, who was a freshman at the time of the shooting, Feb. 14, 2018. He had left his English class to go to the bathroom and exchanged greetings with two students as they crossed paths. Then he entered a stairwell and encountered Cruz assembling his AR-15 semiautomatic rifle. He said get out of here. Things are about to get bad, McKenna recalled.McKe stanley mug nna sprinted out to the parking lot and alerted Aaron Feis, an assistant football coach who doubled as a securi Rcej Questions remain unresolved in 1955 Emmett Till case
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