Florida School Shooter Set to Inherit $800,000 The inheritance was left to him by his late parents. Public defender Howard Finkelstein filed a motion, asking the judge for an "indigency determination." This means Cruz could lose his public defender if it's determined he has enough to funds to pay for a lawyer to represent him. Cruz was arrested in the Feb. 14 mass shooting at a school in Parkland, Florida that left 17 people dead.