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How to Watch Closing Arguments in the Parkland Gunman's Death Penalty Trial

Closing arguments in the penalty trial of the confessed Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz begin Tuesday, Oct. 11, in Broward Circuit Court

The exterior of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
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Closing arguments in the penalty trial of confessed Parkland shooter begin Tuesday, nearly three months after Nikolas Cruz went on trial in the penalty phase for the mass killing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Jurors will hear arguments to determine whether he will be given a death sentence or life in prison without parole.

Cruz, now 24, killed 14 students and 3 staff members at Stoneman Douglas on Feb. 14, 2018. In October of last year, he entered guilty pleas to 17 counts of first-degree murder and 17 more attempted murder counts.

Closing arguments are scheduled to begin Tuesday, October 11, at 9 a.m. and will be carried live on air on NBC 6.

Livestreamed NBC 6 coverage can also be seen across multiple digital platforms including NBC6.com, the NBC 6 app and mobile web, or you can watch by downloading the NBC 6 app on Roku, Amazon Fire, and Apple TV.

Live coverage will also be streamed in its entirety on NBC South Florida News channel on Peacock, The Roku Channel, and Samsung TV.

Following the closing arguments, jurors are scheduled to begin deliberations at 9 a.m. Wednesday, October 12.

NBC 6 will carry live special coverage on all its platforms when the jurors make their decision in the death penalty trial.

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