‘Burn, kill, destroy’: Interrogation video of suspected Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz released

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Prosecutors have released interrogation footage of the suspected Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter, Nicholas Cruz, punching himself and speaking of a “demon” voice instructing him to “burn, kill, and destroy”.

The video contains the same material as a transcript made public days earlier.

Authorities say both were edited to remove what a was a direct confession by Cruz to the massacre that killed 17 people in Parkland, Florida.

The hours of video show Cruz and Broward Sheriff's Detective John Curcio in a police interrogation room.

While alone, Cruz simulated gunshots with his hand and punched his face. Credit: AP/Broward Sheriff's Office

Much of their conversation focused on what the 19-year-old Cruz insisted was a voice that told him things like “burn, kill, and destroy.”

He said “it started when my mum passed… I hear it every day.”

Cruz also mutters “kill me” when Curcio is out of the room.

A sheriff leading the state commission investigating the massacre has said the suspect's behaviour before the shooting was a “roller-coaster,” where Cruz would have stretches of good conduct before it deteriorated.