Parkland School Shooting: Trial Date Set For Accused Gunman

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — A Florida judge Thursday ordered jury selection to commence on Jan. 27 in the trial of the accused Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School killer.

Judge Elizabeth Scherer will hear pretrial motions in the case from Jan. 12 through Jan. 23.

The trial will take place weeks before the second anniversary of one of the most horrific shootings on American soil. See also Parkland Strong: Moment Of Silence Marks One Year Since Tragedy

An emotionally troubled former student is accused of murdering 17 students and faculty members in the freshman building of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas campus on Valentine's Day afternoon 2018.

The accused Parkland school shooter allegedly boasted in a cellphone video:

"With the power of my AR, you will all know who I am." In yet another video, he detailed his expectation of killing 20 people with his AR-15 assault rifle.

"It's going to be a big event and when you see me on the news, you'll all know who I am," he predicted in one of the videos. "You're all going to die."

Patch is withholding the name of the accused shooter in this article based on those declarations and on pleas from the families of the students and faculty murdered in the afternoon attack.

The trial will be heard the Broward County Courthouse's Courtroom 7840, the largest one available.