’Not even close’: Judge rejects Parkland shooter’s demand for mistrial over comment from gallery

The judge presiding over the Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz’s death penalty sentencing phase flatly rejected an attempt by Cruz’s attorneys to get a mistrial based on a comment from the gallery during proceedings. While video of the shooting was being played for jurors, someone in the gallery yelled “turn it off“ and was removed from the courtroom. The judge said the person was so far from the jury that it’s “not even close“ to grounds for a mistrial. Subscribe to LiveNOW from FOX! Where to watch LiveNOW from FOX: Follow us @LiveNOWFOX on Twitter: Raw and unfiltered. Watch a non-stop stream of breaking news, live events and stories across the nation. Limited commentary. No opinion. Experience LiveNOW from FOX.