Shelby Speno, a neighbor, told the Sun-Sentinel that Nikolas had thrown eggs at their car once, stole neighbors’ mail, and had bitten a child.ĥ.Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Neighbors had said he would sometimes harass neighbors and get into trouble when he was growing up, and the police came multiple times. They were not major issues, as far as I know, just things teenagers do like not coming home on time, maybe being disrespectful.” did have some kind of emotional or difficulties… kept a really close handle on both boys. I know he did have some issues and he may have been taking medication. “I know she had been having some issues with them, especially the older one. Kumbatovic said that Lynda had been having some trouble with Nikolas before she died, the Sun-Sentinel reported, but they were just issues typical of teenagers. NEW: First Look at Alleged Florida School Shooter A Family Member Said Lynda Had Been Having Some Trouble with Nicholas, But Nothing Major “He was a little quirky and he was depressed about his mom’s death, but who wouldn’t be?”Ĥ. They took him in and it’s a classic case of no good deed goes unpunished,” Lewis said. “The family is devastated, they didn’t see this coming. The family only ever saw him shooting pellet guns. The family he was living with made him keep the AR-15 in a locked gun cabinet, but he had a key, the family’s attorney Jim Lewis told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He legally owned the AR-15 that he used in the shooting he bought it himself and passed a background check, CNN reported. They made him get a job at a local dollar store and said they didn’t see anything to suggest violence.Īfter the shooting, Nikolas fled the scene of the shooting, blending in among panicked students, and was arrested over an hour later at a nearby house.
They agreed, even though he had already been expelled from the school for disciplinary problems, after getting in a fight with his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend, The Associated Press reported. But Nikolas didn’t like the situation and asked a former classmate if he could move in with him and his family. #StonemanDouglasHighSchool SUSPECTED gunman has been taken to hospital by ambulance #CBSLA /Ik29sCWDZlĪfter his mom died, Nikolas and his brother stayed with friends in Lake Worth after their mom died. He and His Brother Were Living With a Friend’s Family After His Mom Died They were just kind people.” However, she added that Nikolas sometimes got into trouble, so when Lynda asked Christine’s daughter to take the kids when her husband died, she said no.ģ. Two older people to have two little boys to look after. Malcolm and Christine Roxburgh, who were neighbors with the Cruz family for many years, told the Sun-Sentinel that the adoption was a wonderful idea. “It was a wonderful idea. I don’t think it had anything to do with his upbringing. She put a lot of time and effort into those boys, trying to give them a good life and upbringing. She told the Washington Post: “Lynda was very close to them. Her death was unexpected and it hit Nikolas hard. Kumbatovic thought her death might have sent him over the edge. She was healthy until she checked into a clinic for the flu and then was rushed to the hospital. Lynda’s cousin, Kathie Blaine, clarified with ABC News that she died from flu complications. His mom, Lynda Cruz, just passed away a little over three months ago at the age of 68 from pneumonia. When Nikolas was young, he needed extra attention. She knew in school he needed extra help.” An anonymous family friend told ABC 10: “ brought them up by themselves. After Roger died, Lynda raised the two boys on her own. A family member who wished to remain anonymous said that Roger died of a heart attack. Nikolas’ father, Roger Cruz, died when he was only six, the Sun-Sentinel and ABC 10 reported. #BREAKING: Extremely clear picture of suspect captured by police /v4AiyIFFs1 His Father Died of a Heart Attack and His Mother Just Died Three Months from the Flu
And she went over and above, because she needed to compensate for being a single parent.”Ģ. She put a lot of effort and time into their schooling, their recreation, whatever they needed. She said Lynda was dedicated to her sons her entire life. Kumbatovic said about the adoptions: “I think it was just something she really wanted to do.” While Nikolas was often causing problems, his brother was quiet and seemed to stay out of trouble, family said.īarbara Kumbatovic of Long Island, New York, is Lynda Cruz’s sister-in-law. The couple was older when they adopted the brothers, but they had always wanted children. The Sun-Sentinel reported that Roger and Lynda adopted both Nikolas and his biological brother, Zachary, shortly after they moved from Long Island, New York to Broward County. Lynda was a stay-at-home mom. Nikolas was adopted shortly after birth, but he wasn’t adopted alone.
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