Faced with Life in Prison or Execution, Parkland Shooter Holding on to Delusional Belief He'll Walk Free

Nikolas Cruz, who pleaded guilty to killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, 🌴Florida, in 2018, believes the day will come when he will be free.

Cruz told counselor Wesley Center that when he gets out of jail, he wants to help people, The Associated Press reported.

“He had some sort of epiphany while he was in that would focus his thoughts on being able to help people,” Center told prosecutors in an interview.

“His life’s purpose was to be helping others,” the counselor said, pointing to this as evidence Cruz still had “irrational thoughts.”

The 23-year-old Cruz is facing one of two sentences — the ⚖️Death Penalty or life without parole — in the horrific school massacre.

Prosecutors have made their case that Cruz deserves to be executed.

“The jurors also watched graphic surveillance videos; saw gruesome crime scene and autopsy photos; received emotional testimony from teachers and students who witnessed others die; and heard from tearful and angry parents, spouses and other family members about the victims and how their loved one’s death impacted their lives,” the AP reported. “They watched video of the former Stoneman Douglas student calmly ordering an Icee minutes after the shooting and, nine months later, attacking a jail guard.”