Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz will be sentenced to life without parole for the of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida. Video / AP

Alex Jones was ordered by the jury to pay nearly $1 billion for his Sandy Hook lies. Video / AP

'Coward!' some of the grieving audience yelled as the meeting got under way.

Gunman carried out a massacre inside school where 19 children and two teachers died.

America has been devastated by a spate of mass shootings in recent days.

US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden offered comfort Sunday to a city gripped by grief and anger. Video / AP

Questions about why police waited outside while school shooter massacred children.

The gunman who killed multiple children and teachers walked into the school "unobstructed", according to police. Video / AP

Residents of Uvalde, Texas, attended a prayer vigil Wednesday evening for the victims of a school shooting the day before. Video / AP

Names of those killed have begun to emerge.

A gunman opened fire at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, killing at least 10 people before being taken into custody. Video / Reuters

"I shouldn't have to treat a gunshot wound as a choir teacher."

The 16-year-old shooter survived his self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The people who carry out mass shootings in the US all share these same characteristics.