School Shooter's Lawyer: "He’s Sad, He’s Mournful, He’s Remorseful....He's Absolutely Is Broken"

“He’s sad. He’s mournful. He’s remorseful,” she said. “He is fully aware of what is going on. And he’s just a broken human being. I can’t disclose any conversations I’ve had with him.”

With reporters responding that while she says he’s broken Cruz has also been accused of killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, McNeill reiterated that he “absolutely is” broken. She went on to say that she has a “tremendous amount of compassion” for the children who were killed and their families.

“And then I had to walk and meet with him. I’m fully aware of the impact this has on the people that live here. And this is a national conversation. And unfortunately, it’s not the first national conversation we’re having. But that’s a conversation we need to have later. We need to let these families mourn the loss of their children, of their brothers and their sisters, and these communities can heal and these schools can heal, and we can collectively make your children feel safe again.”