Shouting match in court as Parkland gunman’s defense abruptly rests

Judge calls lawyer unprofessional' after only a fraction of 80 expected witnesses called in death penalty trial of Nikolas Cruz

Attorneys for the Florida school gunman Nikolas Cruz suddenly and surprisingly rested on Wednesday after calling only a fraction of their expected witnesses, leading to a shouting match after the judge accused them of lacking professionalism.

Attorneys for Cruz told the judge and prosecutors they would be calling 80 witnesses but rested after calling about 25.