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Until recently, Florida law allowed the imposition of a death sentence if a majority of the jury agreed. But the Florida Legislature in 2017 voted to require jury unanimity for a death sentence to be imposed. Relatives of Cruz's victims and others say the law should now be changed.

Multiple schools in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties went into lockdown on Tuesday, after apparent hoax 'swatting' calls, including false reports of school shooters. NPR has tracked a string of similar calls across the country in recent weeks, which some experts believe are part of a coordinated effort.

An FBI agent struggled to control his emotions as he described seeing bodies inside Sandy Hook elementary school — a scene that the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones later claimed was staged by actors.

Principals across the country hope that their school won't become the next Marjory Stoneman Douglas or Sandy Hook. But in a country plagued by gun violence, school shootings keep happening. Now principals who have lived through these tragedies have developed a guide to help their colleagues prepare.

It's not a new debate — but could showing graphic evidence of mass school shootings change public opinion on gun laws?

A grieving father erupted in anger as he told jurors about his daughter who was murdered four years ago, along with 16 others, by Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz.

The scathing new report by lawmakers in Texas says "systemic failures" created a chaotic scene that lasted more than an hour before the gunman at Robb Elementary School was finally confronted.

The federal lawsuit in Michigan requests a "fully transparent and independent third-party investigation" into what led to the shooting as well as other policy changes.

After the Dunblane massacre in Scotland left 16 students dead, parents organized to make sure it could never happen again. What can the U.S learn from them as we struggle to combat gun violence?

The political climate has changed drastically since a 10-year assault weapons ban passed in 1994. The lack of political will and other barriers stand in the way of it even coming to a vote today.

Ron Avi Astor, a mass shooting expert and UCLA professor, said the approach to gun law reform should begin at the community level, with discussions between parents, schools and residents.

The community is looking for blood donations, legal assistance and funds for victims' families.