Parkland shooting suspect’s brother has "all the same flags," prosecutors say after arrest

Zachary Cruz told deputies he had skateboarded through the high school because he wanted to “reflect on the school shooting and soak it in,” according to his arrest report. To do so, he bypassed the locked doors and gates of the campus and ignored previous warnings by school officials to stay off the property, officials said.

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Authorities seemed to be unnerved by his repeated visits to the school and with what appeared to be admiration for his brother and his notoriety as an accused mass murderer. Murphy said Zachary Cruz had been overheard talking about his older brother’s “popularity” during his visits to see him in jail, and had talked about setting up a fan club for him, the Herald reported.

Judge Kim Theresa Mollica ordered that Cruz wear an ankle monitor and that police search his home in Lake Worth, Fla., for weapons before he returns, the Herald reported. If he posts bail, he will not be allowed to visit his older brother or return to Broward County, with the exception of his court obligations.

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