Cruz fired a hail of bullets into a classroom at the Marjory Stoneman douglas high school. He went up and down the hallway shooting through the classrooms. He shot through my door. I think three people in nigh classroom got hurt. There was blood everywhere. Reporter cruz was said to have had an ar15 semiautomatic rifle. He got us out, a large group of unprotected targets. Reporter cruz was picked up off campus without incident. Last night the police searched the home where the 19yearold was staying. The family said cruz was not related to them. They took him in three months ago after his adopted mother passed away. His adopted father also died. Maybe he was a little depressed because of his mother. Theyre shocked. There were problems aet the school earlier, some fighting, but nobody saw this coming. Reporter Law Enforcement confirms cruz had been expelled from the high school for, quote, disciplinary republicans. One said she spoke to cruz as she was evacuating schools. He was trouble
Tonight begins now. Good evening, its great to have you with us here on a very busy night. And sadly, we do begin with another Horrific School shooting. A difficult night for this nation, as we have learned 17 dead after a shooting rampage inside a florida high school. Gunfire heard inside and outside the school. It was put on lockdown. Students running for their lives. A massive show of force from Law Enforcement. Some of the injured treated on the sidewalk outside the school. Meantime, these images now emerging, inside the school, students hiding from the gunfire, armed s. W. A. T. Teams entering, going classroom to classroom. Yoca hear the students in horror. Anguished parents waiting to hear from their children. Tearful reunions when they finally reached them. At this hour, a suspect is in custody. It is believed he was a former student. His name is nikolas cruz. We do have team coverage, beginning with abcs Victor Oquendo on the scene tonight. Reporter tonight in florida, Marjory
Overnight, police searched the home of suspected shooter nikolas cruz looking for any clues as to why just hours earlier the 19yearold opened fire inside his former high school. This video shows the terror inside the school. The audio too disturbing to broadcast. So, when i took my headphones off, the alarm was going off, and i heard the shots, and then i saw the shooter run to mr. Feis and i saw mr. Feis get shot. Reporter students, some barely teenagers, hiding under desks fearing for their lives. We were just like praying and crying, and i dont know how were alive. Somebody down the hall was screaming like help me, come save me. Reporter s. W. A. T. Teams swarmed the school. He went from the third floor to the second floor. Third to the second floor. He may have a gas mask on. Reporter parents desperate to contact their children. Students still looking for their friends. In the chaos the shooter walks right out with the other students escaping. He was later arrested without incident
Parents. This morning with 18 School Shootings already reported this year alone, the search for answers. Where do we go from here . What can be done to protect our schools . Special coverage right now on america this morning. And aall. We begin with they questions surrounding the deadly attack on Stoneman Douglas high school in parkland, florida. 17 critically injured. This image overnight a line of Police Vehicles escorting the suspect from a hospital where he was treated after being taken into custody. Hours earlier the country watched what sadly is becoming a familiar scene. Children evacuating school with hands in their air. Many had barricaded themselves inside classrooms huddled under desks until police led them out. We have team coverage. Kenneth moton is in washington with lawmakers reaction but first maggie rulli at the shooting scene. Ma good morning. This is one of the deadliest Mass Shootings in modern u. S. History and now investigators here in parkland are speaking with s
Victor oquendo. We continue to follow the big breaking news. South Florida Community struggling to come to grips with a School Shooting that claimed 17 lives. A gunman opening fire with an Assault Rifle sending panicked students running for cover. Police say the suspect is a former student who was expelled who was arrested without putting up a fight. The white house says President Trump spoke to the florida governor, rick scott, and offered federal assistance in the aftermath of that. And the president sent out a tweet to the victims. No child, teacher or anyone else should feel unsafe in an american school. And former republican president ial candidate was scheduled to make an announcement about his potential run for the u. S. Senate but its on hold in the wake of the florida School Shooting. Last night, he sent out a tweet, as a father and grandfather his heart aches for what he calls a senseless act of violence. Shots fired at the National Security agency headquarters. Police say a