Judge Elizabeth Scherer speaks to Nikolas Cruz and defense attorneys David Wheeler and Melisa McNeill, during Cruz’s guilty plea at Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S., October 20, 2021. Cruz pleaded guilty on all 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Amy Beth Bennett/Pool via REUTERS