accessibility is certainly that. but a weapon like a knife is a personal rage-based weapon. mark, thank you. we will hang with you. don t go too far. we have more questions for you. and when we were talking marta we saw students walking out and one monitor is interviewing one of the kids. no doubt shaken up but it looks calmer than it was today. the suspect is in custody. you have to believe the students saw him and no doubt some of them knew exactly who he was and maybe the backstory that triggered this event at franklin regional high school. we will have a news conference. tay with us we will have more breaking news on america s newsroom. newsroom.
briefing with reporters. we want to back up the statements and play it near the beginning. apparently there were no shots fired to subdue the suspect. a sophomore student wielding a knife, injuring 20 classmates and four in serious condition. here is the chief. fist thing you want the students to do is run. you know? upon my arrival and the other officers that is what we saw. we saw a scene with people running everywhere. the fire alarm being pulled probably assisted with the ev evacuation of the school and that was a good thing that was done. we saw the suspect leave in a police car. can you tell us where he is going and his status right? i will not tell you where he is going. he has injuries to his hands and he is being medically treated. how was he taken into
lashings. he pulled out a knife and he is in custody now. we will continue to bring you more. let s go to capital hill where there is an intense debate going on behind closed doors. lawmakers on the means and way committee decide whether they will pursue a criminal case against lois lerner. brand new hour starting now on a busy wednesday morning. i am martha maccallum. and i will bill. the lawmakers are debating the exact wording of a letter to eric holder requesting an investigation into the lois lerner and her relationship with the irs scandal. mike emanual is live. the case being made for doing this today is what?
school. law enforcement and emergency manageme management. the first floor hallway revealed multiple victims by the knife the actor had. our priority was the people that needed medical treatment, safety to the staff, the students are our priorities. thanks to the ems and the surrounding agencies with their assistance, the scene was quickly all right. cutting quickly from the news conference outside the school and waiting for the doctors to give us a report as well. are we going to take a quick break here? we will break and when we get back we will hear from the hospital on the conditions of those injured this morning.
it would. sometimes. identify i have seen tasers where they pull the darts out. you don t know the mental or drug state of the individual. that is what is disturbing about this. this is a desperate act. an act where they know they will not get away. they have a knife so that someone is going to close with them within the area they could pick them out. this is a desperate act. that is the disturbing thing about this. there was no chance of escape. this person is doing this knowing full well they will be killed or caught. so that is what you are dealing with. a couple things for the viewers. someone will be at the micr microphone in a matter of