Investigators now classify the a domestic terrorism ng and Digital Media analysis of the 19 yearold gunmans devices revealed a list of potential targets. These organizations from across the country include religious institutions, federal buildings, court houses, political organizations from both Major Political parties, and the gilroy garlic festival. Reporter Gilmore Police revealed the gunman was wearing a bullet resistant vest and say a back recovered near a creek contained ammunition, a flashlight and a shovel. He murdered 3 people. To put everyones life in danger. Reporter the developments dont change the pain this woman is going through. She was at the festival with 10 family members. It was so scared. Reporter she picked up personal items including her 1 yearold nieces stroller that the family abandoned running for safety. It was something that was so special to me because i grew up growing going to the festival. Knowing that he could do Something Like that at a place where ever
Wow. Investigators in detroit are looking into what sparked a massive home explosion in a residential neighborhood. The blast was so powerful it even damaged nearby homes. Heres abcs alex perez. Reporter investigators in detroit on the scene of this massive blast. Theres a dwelling that possibly exploded from a gas leak. Reporter the home exploding at about 1 30. Its like, boom then flames start flying up in the air. Reporter two houses next door damaged. It was loud enough to shake the whole block. Reporter there have been a string of recent natural gas explosions rocking residential areas. In kentucky last week, this blast rocketing flames 300 feet in the air, killing one person. And in North Carolina last month, one woman was killed in this explosion. Her husband, who was trapped in the wreckage, rescued after using his apple watch to call 911. Back in detroit officials combing through the wreckage say luckily it appears no one was killed. And investigators are now working to figure
the bidens attended mass at sacred heart catholic church where an influx of funerals is imnenlt. they are meeting privately with the victims families this afternoon. so many of them want an answer to an excruciating question, would their loved ones be here today if police had acted sooner? the justice department is stepping in saying it will conduct a review of the law enforcement response as a top texas official admits the decision not to breech the classroom even as the children were calling 911 begging for help was wrong, period. cnn s arlette saenz is in uvalde. the president visited the site of that school memorial today. reporter: yes, jim, certainly an incredibly emotional day for president biden and first lady jill biden as they are here on the ground in the community of uvalde, texas, grieving with the community in the wake of that horrific massacre at the elementary school right behind me. at this moment president biden is meeting privately with survivors and fam
their pain. today, big questions about the delayed police response. why didn t the school guard fire a shot? why was the school s door unlocked? why did it take an hour for a tactical team to break in? this new video shows parents outside the school while the gunman was still barricaded with the children and their teachers inside. the associated press reporting one parent who lost his daughter said authorities were unprepared and not moving quickly enough. law enforcement officials say they did engage immediately and that two of their officers were wounded. the investigation into the shooter s private facebook messages revealing he did plan to attack that elementary school. there s still no information on the motive. the nra convention in houston is scheduled to begin tomorrow. senator ted cruz is still attending and still defending his political stance in the wake of the tragedy. mr. cruz, why is america the only country that faces this kind of you know what? you can
jose flores, jr., a 10 years old. he loved going to school, his uncle told the washington post. eliannar cruz torres was a beautiful girl with a lot of energy, her grandfather told abc. eliahna garcia, also 10. had her first commune job last year. in a facebook post her mother called her a doll and the happiest ever. this is r ho jelio torres who was 10 years old. his mother called him a very smart and loving child. alithia ram reds was a very happy fourth grader. alexandra lexi aniyah rubio evidence is an all a certificate and good citizen award on tuesday. cousins jacklyn cazares and annabell rodriguez were cousins and a second set of cousins, jailah silguero and jase luevanos were angels and their cousin said in a statement to abc news i can t believe this happened to our agent. ava mireles was a teacher for 17 years. her aunt said she was killed while trying to protect her students, noting that she took particular pride in teaching children of mostly latino heritage.