bloodshed was planned for today at this middle school in los angeles, county. a mass shooting plot foiled after a 13-year-old student with access to this weapon allegedly threatened to open fire on classmates before deputies made a chilling discovet hime we recovered that firearm and some other things that are important part of our investigation. reporter: after officers obtained a search warrant, investigators say they recovered an a.r. 15 rifle, a high capacity magazine, 100 rounds of ammunition, a list of intended victims and a drawing of the school layout. never thought it could happen here. that s terrifying. reporter: multiple students overheard the threat on campus and teachers emailed administration about concerns raised by the students. reporter: with the 13-year-old boy taken into custody for making criminal
historically hawkish towards russia. their evolution into essentially parroting vladimir putin s talking points. thank you so much. now to what could have been a mass shooting at a los angeles county middle school. authorities say a 13-year-old boy who planned an attack is under arrest this morning. as nbc s miguel almaguer reports, the student reportedly was very well equipped. investigators say the bloodshed was planned for this middle school in los angeles county. a mass shooting plot foiled after a 13-year-old student with access to this weapon, allegedly threatened to open fire on classmates before deputies made a chilling discovery at his home. we recovered that firearm and some other things that are important part of our investigation. after officers obtained a search warrant, investigators say they recovered an ar-15 rifle, a high-capacity magazine. 100 rounds of ammunition, a list of intended victims and a drawing of the school layout. i never thought it would
kennedy: welcome back. new school safety concerns after multiple security measures and active shooter training were not enough to save lives in yesterday s massacre in florida. the school district superintendent says the incident will force school systems across the country to work hard to keep schools safe. he knows the school layout, he knows where everyone would be and as of right now, he has prepared for this step. since the year 2000, there have been 21 fatal shootings at elementary, middle, and high schools nationwide. s.w.a.t. officer, welcome to the show, good to see you. what breaks through for you? what are you noticing most about this shooting that sets it apart? obviously, with a lot of
a lot of people were saying that he s the one to screw up the school. it turns out everyone predicted it. that s crazy. he must have come onto campus then, right? yeah. he was on the third floor. he knows the school layout. he s been in fire drills, prepared for this stuff. everyone predicted it. you just heard him say that. everyone predicted it with this individual, this student, nicholas cruz. it s heartbreaking to hear that, this young student saying we knew who this guy was. he showed us his guns. he was expelled. he had serious problems. then he said everyone predicted it. we ve heard this before in other shootings where people say i knew something was wrong. i predicted this. i knew he was going to do this. he was not in a good place. and no one said anything. that s going to be the question, why didn t anyone say anything. now it s going to be up to law enforcement to build this