Authorities announce charges against mother, boyfriend in boy’s murder

Associated Press

Parents of three students killed in Parkland massacre, one survivor reach settlement with shooter

The families of three students killed in the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland and a former student who was injured have reached multimillion-dollar settlements in a lawsuit against the shooter, though their attorneys concede it’s highly unlikely they’ll ever receive much money. The parents of slain students Luke Hoyer, 15, Alaina Petty, 14, and Meadow Pollack, 18, each reached $50 million settlements with Nikolas Cruz while injured student Maddy Wilford agreed to a $40 million settlement, according to newly filed court documents. “The primary reason for the judgment amounts is simply so that in the event that the killer ever comes into possession of money, we can enforce the judgments and get it, preventing him from buying comfort,” their attorney, David Brill, said Thursday.