Nikolas Cruz, the notorious Parkland shooter, has agreed to donate his brain to science as part of a “unique” civil settlement reached with Anthony Borges, one of his victims, according to recent court documents and experts.
Borges, 21, was one of 17 people who were shot (5 times) and survived as Cruz used an AR-15 rifle to massacre students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida , on February 14, 2018.
“I thought if scientists studied his brain, they could figure out what created this monster,” Borges' attorney, Alex Arreaza, told Fox News Digital. “Maybe there was some kind of imbalance that caused this that we can prevent in the future.”
Borges' lawyer says he proposed the unusual stipulation to the court, and the settlement also gives him rights to Cruz's name for use in movies, books and other media. This new agreement also prohibits Cruz from giving interviews without Borges' permission and prevents him from profiting from his crime. “We didn't want him to be able to continue torturing families,” Arreaza said, pointing to OJ Simpson's book “If I Did It” as a cautionary tale.
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Berkeley attorney Scott Herndon, who has represented victims of mass shootings, called the settlement novel. “I've never heard of this before. It's pretty unique,” he told Fox News Digital. “It underscores the sentiment of those left behind that everything that can be done must be done to prevent such massacres in the future.”
During a Zoom meeting between Borges' father, Rory Borges, Cruz and Arreaza, the deal was finalized. Borges, who suffers from PTSD, has not felt comfortable joining the discussions. “You can see what a psychopath he is,” Arreaza commented. “He looked at Rory when we finished and asked if he could apologize, and Nikolas apologized to him like they'd been in a car accident together. It was very cold and weird.”
In addition, Borges was also awarded $430,000, which Cruz is expected to receive from a family member's life insurance policy. Borges had filed a lawsuit against school resource officer Scot Peterson and the Broward County Sheriff's Office for failing to act during the massacre. Along with other shooting victims, Borges had reached an undisclosed settlement with the FBI and one with the Broward County Public School District ($1.25 million). He is haunted by the memory of the tragedy and is relieved that the site of the massacre is being demolished. “Every time he passed by, it brought him memories,” Arreaza noted.
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