campus security cameras. and caller s tips sent them to lansing, michigan. suspect wearing red shoes and a backpack. reporter: the search ended just before midnight. subject down. reporter: police say the gunman shot himself during a confrontation with police and tied. we have absolutely no idea what the motive was at this point. we can confirm that the 43-year-old suspect had no off fill affiliation to the university. he was not a student, faculty, staff, current or previous. reporter: according to police they are now investigating a two page note found in the gunman s backpack saying that he will, quote, finish off lansing and that there are, quote, 20 of them who will carry out shootings. corresp according to a source familiar with the investigation. law enforcement now investigating a local residence where the gunman s father says he lived with him and two weapons, the shooter purchased
betancourt, peunits making brea, stand by. reporter: it can be clearly heard in several body-worn cameras. the tactical unit was already making entry. subject down, subject down. kids, kids, kids! reporter: the shooter is killed and a devastating scene is revealed inside the classroom. in an interview with investigators that has been detailed to cnn, betancourt said he did not know there were any children in the building until after the breach. that s despite 911 calls from children inside the room. betancourt says he was relying on information from uvalde sheriff ruben velasco that the gunman was a barricaded subject and no longer an active shooter, and that a better s.w.a.t. team was on its way. he admits he never spoke to school police chief pete arredondo who had been labels the onscene commander until after the shooter was killed.
and tried to stop the breach. hey, this is [ inaudible ]. reporter: the traps mission could be clearly heard on several body warn cameras inside and outside of the hallway of robb elementary. the tactical unit was already making entry. subject down. subject down. kids, kids. and the shooter is killed and a devastating scene is revealed in the classroom. an in interview with investigator that has been detailed to cnn, bettancourt said he didn t know there was any children in the building until after the breach. despite 911 calls from children inside of the room. bet ancourt said he was relying on information from ruben alasko, that the gunman was a barricaded subject and no longer an active shooter and that a better s.w.a.t. team was on the way. he admits never spoke to school place police chief pete
responded, but we cannot minimize the fact that when they did respond, they exchanged gunfire and they put the subject down. so the sequence of events, that still yet to be determined, so, for me, i try not to get too far ahead of any further speculation because you are going to, here again, you re going to have a lot of witnesses who have been served a lot of different things in a very stressful situation, such as a school shooting. cedric alexander, thank you for being with us this morning. the question so many people are asking, is there a path for gun reform proposal? we will talk about the next, you are watching you jose diaz-balart. balart.
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