A shattered father lashed out Tuesday as he described losing his 14-year-old daughter in the Parkland school shooting at gunman Nikolas Cruz's penalty trial.
Dr. Ilan Alhadeff erupts in anger as he gives a victim impact statement describing his daughter, Alyssa, who was murdered in the Feb. 14, 2018, Parkland shooting.in Fort Lauderdale will vote on whether to sentence Cruz to death or life in prison on each count of murder.
Alhadeff was one of many victims' family members who delivered victim impact statements. During the heartbreaking testimony, Cruz showed little emotion as several of his attorneys wiped away tears.Luke Hoyer's mom, Gina, said her 15-year-old son was her"miracle baby." That morning when he left for school, he had thanked her for the card and Skittles she'd placed in his room for Valentine's Day, which stayed there for over a year.
His father, Tom, did not see his son that day but recalled yelling up to him,"Have a good day," before rushing out for work."That is the kind of exchange you have when you think you have tomorrow," he said. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz speaks with Assistant Public Defender Melisa McNeill at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April 4, 2022.
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