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WATCH: Parkland Shooting Survivors Give Chilling Testimony During Gunman's Death Penalty Trial

Among the witnesses were two teachers and ten students, all present on the day of the attack

Former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student John Wilford points out the defendant while he testifies about encountering Nikolas Cruz at a McDonalds shortly after the school shooting. Wilford’s sister Maddie was shot and severely injured in the shooting. Nikolas Cruz is in court for the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Cruz previously plead guilty to all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 shootings. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Throughout the Parkland penalty trial, witness after witness has taken to the stand to share their experiences during the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Among the witnesses have been students and teachers present on the day of the attack.

The witnesses described the series of events that left many of them scarred physically through gunshot wounds, and others emotionally through haunting memories of a gruesome picture that left 17 dead in their own halls.

Christopher McKenna, Student

Survivor Christopher McKenna testifies at the sentencing trial of the Parkland school shooter.

William Olson, Student

Parkland school shooting survivor William Olson testifies at the sentencing trial for the gunman.

Alex Dworet, Student

Parkland survivor Alex Dworet testifies at the sentencing trial of the gunman.

Kheshava Mangapuram, Student

Parkland survivor Kheshava Mangapuram testifies at the sentencing trial of the gunman who shot him during the Parkland school shooting in 2018

Dara Hass, Teacher

Dara Hass a teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who survived the 2018 shooting, testifies at the gunman's sentencing trial.

Isabel Chequer, Student

Parkland survivor Isabel Chequer testifies at the sentencing trial of the gunman who confessed to killing 17 people and wounding 17 others during the 2018 Parkland school shooting

Daniela Menescal, Student

Samantha Grady, Student

Parkland survivor Samantha Grady testifies at the sentencing trial of the gunman who confessed to killing 17 people and wounding 17 others during the 2018 Parkland school shooting

Samantha Fuentes, Student

Anna Claire Martins, Student

Parkland survivor Anna Claire Martins testifies at the sentencing trial of the gunman who confessed to killing 17 people and wounding 17 others during the 2018 Parkland school shooting

Michael Powell, Teacher

Ashley Baez, Student

Parkland school shooting survivor Ashley Baez testifies at the sentencing trial for the gunman.

Genesis Valentin, Student

Parkland school shooting survivor Genesis Valentin testifies at the sentencing trial for the gunman.

Ivy Schamis, Teacher

Former MSD teacher Ivy Schamis describes her experience the day of the 2018 school shooting.

Sofia Delia, Student

Samantha Mayor, Student

Logan Mitchell, Student

Parkland Survivor Logan Mitchell, who graduated from MSD in 2018, testifies in the Parkland shooter's penalty trial

Ernest Rosdpierski, Teacher

Ernest Rosdpierski, a teacher at MSD, testifies in the Parkland shooter's penalty trial

Veronica Steel, Student

Veronica Steel, a student present at the 2018 Parkland school shooting, testifies in court.

Benjamin Wikander, Student

Carlos Rugeles, Subway Manager

Carlos Rugeles encountered the gunman shortly after the shooting.

Jose de la Cruz, McDonalds Manager

De la Cruz reviewed the footage showing the gunman enter his McDonalds location after the shooting.

John Wilford, Student

Former MSD student John Wilford recounts his encounter with Parkland gunman shortly after the attack.

Kyle Greene, Officer

Officer Greene was involved in the arrest of the gunman who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Clint Williams, Detective

Detective Williams was tasked with identifying several victims in the hospital.
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