a florida college student is being called a hero after throwing a wrench in his roommate s apparent plot to go on a mass shooting. he called 9-1-1 after spotting 30-year-old james oliver seevakumaran with an assault weapon. police say seevakumaran fatally shot himself and they found an arsenal of weapons including about 1,000 rounds of ammo and four homemade bombs. here s ed lavandera. fredricka, imagine you are the roommate of this would-be killer. the fire alarm goes off in the middle of the night, you stick your head out the door to see what s going on and there s a gunpoint right at your face. for the first time we are hearing from this would-be killer s roommate. the fire alarm is blaring as he calls 9-1-1. his roommate and would-be killer james oliver seevakumaran has just pointed a gun right at him. my roommate just pulled the fire alarm and he s got a gun
three days ago, a package for a tiny country to mean a lot for our biggest trading partner. fourth story out front, we have new video tonight inside the dorm room of the former university of central florida student who committed suicide yesterday and because we want to be make sure you re aware here, it could be inappropriate for some viewers. they found the gunman and a stash of explosives and weapons. now, usf police chief on this program last night says the evidence shows that 30-year-old james oliver seevakumaran had enough ammunition for in his words a massacre. i don t think that you acquire 210-round magazines and numerous 22 capacity magazines and that you purchase 1,000 rounds of ammunition and the 45
large assault gun. i was definely scared. but i was scared but calm. ias just taking cover, like in my room binjects. campus police released this dramatic helmet camera video of officers making their way inside the gunman s dorm room. this might be disturbing for some to watch but this is the moment police find the 30-year-old lying dead on the floor. they also found that he apparently was planning a massacre, with an arsenal of weapons and explosives. i don t think that you acquire two 110-round magazines and numerous .22 capacity magazines, and that you purchase 1,000 rounds of ammunition, and that you purchase 45 ammunition. i don t think you just do that as a joke. reporter: investigators say they also found a bizarre handwritten timeline for the attack. in seevakumaran s words he would visit this bar called the mad
camera video of officers making their way inside the gunman s dorm room. this might be disturbing for some to watch, but this is the moment police find the 30-year-old lying dead on the floor. they also found that he apparently was planning a massacre with an arsenal of weapons and explosives. i don t think that you acquire 210-round magazines and numerous .22 capacity magazines and that you purchase 1,000 rounds of ammunition, i don t think you just do that as a joke. reporter: investigators say they also found a bizarre handwritten timeline for the attack. in seevakumaran s words, he would visit this bar called the mat hatter, get drunk, then go back to his dorm. take a shower, shave up and then get equipped, scratching off items as he went down the list. the last item read good luck, and give them hell. the would be killer s roommate had lived with him the last seven months. i ve tried to get to know him