Nikolas Cruz intends to plead guilty to the charges stemming from the deadly 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, his attorney said Friday in court in Florida.
The plea would come more than three and a half years after the Valentine's Day shooting in Parkland that left 17 students and faculty members dead and injured 17 others.Broward County Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer set a change of plea hearing for Wednesday morning.
Also Friday, Cruz, 23, pleaded guilty to charges related to a November 2018 jail assault. In the school shooting, Cruz is charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder in the first degree and 17 counts of attempted murder in the first degree.Read MoreThis is a developing story and will be updated.
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