Brother of suspected Florida shooter arrested at high school

 

Zachary Cruz, brother of suspected Florida high school shooter Nikolas Cruz, is shown in this booking photo, after being arrested at the school where 17 people were shot dead last month, according to the Broward County Sheriff's Office, in Parkland, Florida, U.S., March 19, 2018. Broward County Sheriff's Office/Handout via REUTERS

 

 

 

(Reuters) - The brother of suspected Florida high school shooter Nikolas Cruz was arrested on Monday afternoon for trespassing at the school where 17 people were shot dead last month, according to the Broward County Sheriff’ Office.

 

Zachary Cruz, 18, told deputies he went to the campus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to “reflect on the school shooting and soak it in,” according to the arrest report.

 

He was being held at the same Broward County jail in downtown Fort Lauderdale where his brother is being held, jail records on Monday night showed. Zachary Cruz was being held on a $25 bond, while his brother, Nikolas Cruz is charged with 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder, and has no bond, county records showed.

 

Nikolas Cruz, 19, is charged with carrying out the massacre at the high school in Parkland, Florida on Feb. 14.

 

Zachary Cruz was warned by school officials not to enter the school but "surpassed all locked doors and gates and proceeded to ride his skateboard through school grounds" and was arrested at 4:50 pm (2050 GMT), the report said.

 

The report said Zachary Cruz had no connections to Broward County at this time.

 

The sheriff's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether Zachary Cruz had legal representation.

 

(Reporting By Andrew Hay; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-03-20

 

11 minutes ago, webfact said:

told deputies he went to the campus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to “reflect on the school shooting and soak it in,”

and here i thought most of the nitwits were in this country

why a nit wit,  the wrong words *soak it in* probably  he went there just to reflect on what terrible deed his brother had done and was trying to come to terms with it.

.. probably he went there just to reflect on what terrible deed his brother had done and was trying to come to terms with it.

Yep, sounds like that...

"... and proceeded to ride his skateboard through school grounds"

'ride his skateboard' where his brother murdered people a really balanced young lad full of empathy for the feelings of the families of the victims.

I think this kid is carrying a lot of guilt. Apparently he and his friends were pretty merciless in their teasing of his brother, the school shooter.

Edited March 20, 20188 yr by lannarebirth

2 minutes ago, lannarebirth said:

I think this kid is carrying a lot of guilt. Apparently he and his friends were pretty merciless in their insults to his brother, the school shooter.

Apparently he could have asked for some of that expanded counseling that is being handed out and arranged a supervised visit to the school.

Overridden by guilt or entitled by the feeling he's above the law?

 

My question to the cowardly police department named and shamed below:

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Broward County Sheriff's Office, in Parkland, Florida, U.S.

...is, what is the purpose of closing the stable door now that the horse has bolted, please?

3 hours ago, BobBKK said:

'ride his skateboard' where his brother murdered people a really balanced young lad full of empathy for the feelings of the families of the victims.

Many young people use skateboard as means of transportation just like a bike or car. Do you walk to a funeral to show respect?

Obviously, the school's security post-shooting is really up to snuff...

 

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Zachary Cruz was warned by school officials not to enter the school but "surpassed all locked doors and gates and proceeded to ride his skateboard through school grounds" and was arrested at 4:50 pm (2050 GMT), the report said.

 

 

4:50 PM    my local high school has no students or teachers around at that time. 

18 hours ago, mercman24 said:

why a nit wit,  the wrong words *soak it in* probably  he went there just to reflect on what terrible deed his brother had done and was trying to come to terms with it.

"soak it in" by skateboarding through school grounds. I think he is a nitwit. 

Take away his guns if he has any. OK with the NRA?