After a month-long trial, a Florida jury Thursday recommended that Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz be sentenced to life in prison without parole. The prosecution raised aggravating factors like the “heinous” and “calculated” nature of the killings while the defense argued that the mitigating circumstances of Cruz’s troubled background and upbringing only warranted a life sentence.

The jury found that Cruz was eligible for the death penalty on every count but did not unanimously agree to recommend a death sentence; therefore, they defaulted to life without parole. Jury foreman Benjamin Thomas told local news, “there was one [juror] with a hard no – she couldn’t do it” and that “there was another two that ended up voting the same way.” Thomas explained that some of the jurors felt that Cruz’s mental health and other mitigating circumstances precluded him from receiving the death penalty.

In a notice filed after the sentence announcement, a juror approached the court and said she was threatened by a fellow juror during deliberations. The notice calls on Judge Elizabeth Scherer to order law enforcement to investigate and interview the juror. The court notice does not reveal the identity of the juror nor which sentence the juror supported.

This ruling is only a recommendation. The official sentencing hearing will be held on Tuesday, November 1. Victims and family member are expected to deliver impact statements before the court delivers the sentence.