Prosecutors had sought the death penalty but, 鈥渦nder Florida law, a death sentence requires a unanimous vote on at least one count. While jurors found that the aggravating evidence was sufficient to warrant a possible death penalty for the gunman, at least one believed the mitigating factors outweighed aggravating ones.鈥�

Watch the moment circuit judge Elizabeth Scherer read the recommendations to the packed courtroom: 

The verdict concluded a graphic and emotional three-month trial, during which the killings of all 17 victims were detailed and recreated. 

The jury鈥檚 recommendation is binding and Judge Scherer will pronounce the sentence at a Nov. 1 hearing. That day, survivors of the shooting will also be offered an opportunity to speak publicly on the verdict. 

Some of our past coverage of the Parkland shooting: 

鈥擣濒补蝉丑产补肠办: Parkland school shooting suspect pleads guilty to murdering 17 (Read more) 

鈥擣补尘颈濒颈别蝉: FBI to pay nearly $130 million to Parkland families in 鈥榰nprecedented鈥� settlement (Read more) 

鈥擳谤补耻尘补: Research shows heavy toll on survivors of school shootings (Read more)听

鈥擶hat Comes Next: Principals traumatized by school shootings release guide to recovery (Read more)