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We have the newly released, chilling video of the alleged Parkland shooter’s confession.
In interrogation video released by prosecutors, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz says he hears voices, punches himself in the face and repeatedly says he wants to die.
He’s barefoot, dressed in a blue hospital gown, answering a detective’s questions for several hours.
The video shows him at times acting erratically, murmuring to himself about wanting to die, at one point forming his hands into the shape of a gun and putting it to his head.
Cruz told his interrogator that he carried out the mass shooting at the direction of a demonic voice inside his head, telling him to do evil things.
But the narrative didn’t seem to sit well with detectives.
Cruz became agitated at that suggestion and abruptly demanded an attorney, ending the five hour interrogation.
Cruz faces 34 counts of murder and attempted murder.
A judge entered a not guilty plea on his behalf during arraignment.
The prosecution is seeking the death penalty.