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Life or death for Parkland shooter? Trial will take months

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz speaks with Chief Assistant Public Defender David Wheeler and Assistant Public Defender Tamara Curtis during jury selection in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. A jury of seven men and five women have been sworn in for the penalty trial of Cruz. The final selections were made Wednesday with the defense using its final strikes to eliminate a banking executive and retired insurance executive who had tentatively been accepted Tuesday. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz is sworn in during jury selection in the penalty phase of his trial at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. A jury of seven men and five women have been sworn in for the penalty trial of Cruz. The final selections were made Wednesday with the defense using its final strikes to eliminate a banking executive and retired insurance executive who had tentatively been accepted Tuesday. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool) Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz sits at the defense table during the penalty phase of his trial, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP) Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz speaks with sentence mitigation specialist Kate O'Shea during the penalty phase of his trial, Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)