FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - The date has been set for the start of the sentencing trial of the confessed Parkland shooter.

The judge has scheduled the trail to begin on June 27.

Jury selection has entered its second phase, with attorneys questioning potential jurors on their views about the death penalty.

Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty to murdering 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018.

Twelve people will decide whether the 23-year-old will be sentenced to life in prison or death.

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