'You are not a victim': Families of Parkland school shooting talk at shooter's formal sentencing

Natalie Hixon, the sister of Chris Hixon, the athletic director at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, who died in the 2018 shooting, gave a victim impact statement during court on Tuesday, where formal sentencing for Nikolas Cruz is underway.

She told Cruz that after his sentencing is delivered "nobody cares about you or what is going to happen to you because it ends." She also told him that he is not a victim.

Cruz pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life in prison without parole after the jury did not reach a unanimous decision on the death penalty.

"My brother Chris...died a hero, not just to our family, but countless of other individuals he touched," she said.

[TinaB]

Short and Spicy 👌🏾 well said ma'am

[Rambutan.]

Good on you lady!!

She used her opportunity well, very smart woman.

[tracker]

well said ! Parkland shooter 15 min of fame is turned off !

[anabelv]

being poisoned since the start and rejected is not harmed?

[skeeterburke]

Proverbs 24 11 🥀 oh hold them back who are stumbling toward destruction

[betoacosta]

I bet the defense team is really happy driving their new Mercedes... that country is rotting and it is funny to see how they rather have their right to bear arms than to see their loved ones come back home from school, church, movie theaters etc... USA is pathetic, just take a walk in any city, town and look at all the zombies who can´t stand still but can buy weapons....

[blastorange]

I’ll rember his name but I definitely won’t rember your kids name