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Saturday marks eight years since the Parkland shooting, which left 17 people dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County. FOX 13's Evan Axelbank reports.

Parkland survivors at FSU relive trauma after latest campus shooting

A tragic shooting at Florida State University is hitting especially close to home for many across Florida, particularly those with deep ties to the university. 

Florida senator pushes to lower age for gun purchases seven years after Parkland shooting

Valentine's Day in Parkland is more somber than most. Seven years ago, 17 students and staff members were murdered, and 17 others were injured when a former student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School opened fire. 

Flags fly at half staff to honor victims of Parkland shooting on 7th anniversary

Friday marks the seventh anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSD) shooting in Parkland, Florida, which claimed the lives of 17 people.

Site of deadly mass shooting in Parkland demolished

A large excavator stretched to the top floor of the three-story building where 17 people died in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, punching its first hole Friday into the classroom where teacher Scott Beigel perished saving students.

Florida schools to implement new threat management system to help identify concerning behaviors

It's been more than five years since 17 lives were lost in the Parkland school shooting. It led to the creation of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission to better assess school threats and prevent mass shootings. 

Parkland parents bring 23 buses to NRA's Virginia headquarters for gun control demonstration

Twenty-three empty school buses were parked outside the National Rifle Association headquarters in Virginia as part of a gun control demonstration led by the parents of a Parkland school shooting victim.

Parkland school shooting to be re-enacted as part of civil lawsuit before building is demolished

Nine members of Congress are expected to tour the blood-stained and bullet-pocked halls at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday, shortly before ballistics technicians reenact the massacre that left 14 students and three staff members dead. 

Deputy acquitted of all charges for failing to act during deadly Parkland school shooting

A Florida sheriff’s deputy was acquitted Thursday of felony child neglect and other charges for failing to act during the 2018 Parkland school massacre, concluding the first trial in U.S. history of a law enforcement officer for conduct during an on-campus shooting.

Death penalty change signed into law months after Parkland shooter escapes death sentence

Months after a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict in the Parkland shooter’s death penalty case, Governor Ron DeSantis signed a law that would change the requirements in Florida.           

Florida lawmakers propose getting rid of unanimous jury recommendations for the death penalty

Florida lawmakers have filed a bill to get rid of a requirement that a jury must be unanimous in order for a convicted criminal to be sentenced to death. If passed, it would allow judges in the state to impose the death penalty if 8 out of 12 jurors agree. The issue has gained momentum after a South Florida jury sentenced Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz to life in prison because 3 of the jurors voted against the death penalty.

Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz formally sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole

Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz formally received a sentence of life without parole Wednesday after families of his 17 slain victims spent two days berating him as evil, a coward, a monster and a subhuman.

Parkland judge and defense shout during sentencing as victims' families unleash grief, anger on Nikolas Cruz

Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz's sentencing hearing was filled with emotional, angry statements from the families of his victims, but then his defense attorneys objected to what they called "attacks" on the defense and their children. That's when the hearing erupted into a shouting match between the attorneys and the judge.