Every day is tough for our family. We miss Gina constantly her laugh, her interaction with us, her, her hugs. The best we could hope for is to find *** way to work around the pain in our hearts. Um As the, as the commemoration comes around this time of year, um the rest of the world feels it more, but we still feel the same that we do every day. Yeah, I’m leaving to DC on the seventh, going to the state of the union. We lost our son and there is no money that will ever be as in any way equal to that pain and suffering that more than 45,000 families every year have to go through. We were not doing these kind of things before February 14th. I regret that because probably being involved before some have *** whole state level, you know, so this is good for school boards, this is good for, you know, D O E parents. It’s just about helping to keep Gina’s light shining. She was, she was so positive and loving and caring and um we, we want her helpful nature to uh continue on and uh again, to keep her light shining in this world.
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Judge who sentenced Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz resigns
Updated: 3:51 PM EDT May 10, 2023
The judge who oversaw the sentencing of the Parkland massacre gunman Nikolas Cruz has resigned. Video above: 5 years after Parkland school shooting, families cope through good worksAccording to WPLG, Judge Elizabeth Scherer, 46, submitted her letter of resignation to Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday, May 10. She did not offer an explanation or future plans. However, her resignation goes into effect June 30.Back in April, the Florida Supreme Court removed Scherer from a death penalty murder case after agreeing that she showed unfair sympathy for prosecutors in the Parkland school shooting case. “Immediately after sentencing Cruz, Judge Scherer left the bench and, while still in her judicial robe, exchanged hugs with the victims” families and members of the prosecution team,” the justices said in their unanimous decision. This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available. The Associated Press contributed to this article.Videos below: Judge Elizabeth Scherer reads through each count related to each victim, and individual verdicts from the jurorsLuke HoyerMartin DuqueGina MontaltoAlexander SchacterAlaina PettyAlyssa AlhadeffNicholas DworetHelena RamsayChristopher HixonCarmen SchentrupAaron FeisScott BiegelMeadow PollackCara LoughranJoaquin OliverJaime GuttenbergPeter Wang
The judge who oversaw the sentencing of the Parkland massacre gunman Nikolas Cruz has resigned.
Video above: 5 years after Parkland school shooting, families cope through good works
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According to WPLG, Judge Elizabeth Scherer, 46, submitted her letter of resignation to Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday, May 10. She did not offer an explanation or future plans. However, her resignation goes into effect June 30.
Back in April, the Florida Supreme Court removed Scherer from a death penalty murder case after agreeing that she showed unfair sympathy for prosecutors in the Parkland school shooting case.
“Immediately after sentencing Cruz, Judge Scherer left the bench and, while still in her judicial robe, exchanged hugs with the victims” families and members of the prosecution team,” the justices said in their unanimous decision.
This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
Videos below: Judge Elizabeth Scherer reads through each count related to each victim, and individual verdicts from the jurors
Luke Hoyer
Martin Duque
Gina Montalto
Alexander Schacter
Alaina Petty
Alyssa Alhadeff
Nicholas Dworet
Helena Ramsay
Christopher Hixon
Carmen Schentrup
Aaron Feis
Scott Biegel
Meadow Pollack
Cara Loughran
Joaquin Oliver
Jaime Guttenberg
Peter Wang
