second, martha but you are live at perry, iowa news officials holding a news conference giving details on the school shooting earlier today. an opportunity a few moments ago to speak to the officers involved. in a situation like this as we all know, every minute counts. and they are heroic actions, we can say save lives. the response was tremendous. and we are extremely grateful. the full resources of the state government will be available to assist in the response, and of course, the community s recovery from this tragic event. the mental health region has social workers embedded in the school district, and we will provide counseling services for the students, families, and the staff. as you all know, this is an ongoing investigation so loan enforcement will brief you only on what they can at this time, and they will provide additional information as it becomes available and with that come i would like to turn it over to the cheap. thank you, the perry police department.
second, martha but you are live at perry, iowa news officials holding a news conference giving details on the school shooting earlier today. an opportunity a few moments ago to speak to the officers involved. in a situation like this as we all know, every minute counts. and they are heroic actions, we can say save lives. the response was tremendous. and we are extremely grateful. the full resources of the state government will be available to assist in the response, and of course, the community s recovery from this tragic event. the mental health region has social workers embedded in the school district, and we will provide counseling services for the students, families, and the staff. as you all know, this is an ongoing investigation so loan enforcement will brief you only on what they can at this time,
sites. there is a lot out there that is somewhat unconfirmed by me and others at this stage, but it was out there and it was known. and i think there were possibly individuals who could have said something a lot sooner that may have been able to save lives. but the response of law enforcement officers, the protocol that was in place in that community was excellent, and it possibly saved a lot of lives, even at that time in the morning. neil: you know, nicole, to what ted was saying, you were there f for the parkland shooti. i know at the time nicholas cruz, the shooter. but certainly there were concerned fellow students. and i don t know whether it was language he was using or just afraid of him, but he was not estranged to that. i remember distinctly covering that at the time when a lot of
and they will provide additional information as it becomes available and with that come i would like to turn it over to the cheap. thank you, the perry police department. i want to take the quick action of the dispatchers who handled and dispatch the calls regarding this tragic event this morning. i also wanted to recognize the initial officers from perry and dallas county sheriff s office and there actions on the scene. thank you to the mass of response from agencies throughout the area, including ems for their assistance today. it is truly amazing to see first responders work together in these crisis situations. and i cannot forget to recognize the teachers, faculty, and
that. he was going to get back at whoever was causing him problems. that is actually quite common in these school shootings. it is very tragic and many times they feel like loners and being bullied. that is the same thing with nicholas cruz, he felt like he was being bullied, and he wanted to get back to make a statement. sometimes they are looking for fame. they want to be popular. the first day back after holiday break, i mean, students are barely getting settled in. school hadn t even officially started in here we go with another school shooting. it is absolutely horrific and tragic. but i do believe if you see something, do say something, and hopefully law enforcement can help to mitigate those risks. another thing i important i want to know, law enforcement is trained in alert training. i participated in it and it is called advanced rapid response training. this is really important right now for law enforcement because these shootings are occurring more frequently. it is horrible,