elementary school. she saw her teacher killed. for the first time we learn what the killer said before he fired his gun in that classroom. we hear new details about what he did, this witness says he played music during the massacre. and we learn what this brave 11-year-old did to stay alive while it was all happening. all of this at the top of the next hour. in the meantime, the police response to the tragedy that took place here is facing intense scrutiny and there are new questions about the timeline. this is what we know. the 18-year-old gunman was not not confronted by law enforcement before he entered the building. this contradicts what we were told repeatedly by law enforcement. officers at the scene we are told were calling for backup as shots were being fired inside the school. a source close to a teacher who was inside says the school was not on lockdown before the shooter entered, even though he fired shots at two people near the school 12 minutes earlier. fra
at 11:28 a.m. the gunman crashed his vehicle in a ditch near the school. onlookers nearby saw the crash and the gunman emerge weapon in hand. came out with an automatic weapon, shot at least twice, maybe three times at them and then that s when he spotted me and, i mean, i was already in motion to run and that s when he bam, bam. reporter: at 11:40 a.m. the gunman seems to have walked into the school through an unlocked door. inside the gunman entered the classroom and fired more than 25 times. at 11:44 a.m. law enforcement entered the school. they immediately received fire and took cover. officers say the shooter was barricaded in a classroom and they were talking to him. they also called for backup. officials defending the response to the shooting. at that point they had the suspect contained within the classroom. if those officers were not there, if they did not maintain their presence there is a good chance that gunman could have made it to other classrooms and
shooter entered, even though he fired shots at two people near the school 12 minutes earlier. frantic parents arriving at the scene were held back by police. officials say they were holding the parents back because of the volatile nature of the situation. and this morning we are learning the identities of more young victims. leyla salazar was 11 years old, she loved to run, film tiktok videos and dance. 10-year-old alithia ramirez loved to draw, she wanted to be an artist. for many of the young survivors the experience left them shaken and scarred. here is how a second grader explained his ordeal. i was praying, thinking why is this happening? i have the fear of guns now
elementary school. she saw her teacher killed. for the first time we learn what the killer said before he fired his gun in that classroom. we hear new details about what he did, this witness says he played music during the massacre. and we learn what this brave 11-year-old did to stay alive while it was all happening. all of this at the top of the next hour. in the meantime, the police response to the tragedy that took place here is facing intense scrutiny and there are new questions about the timeline. this is what we know. the 18-year-old gunman was not not confronted by law enforcement before he entered the building. this contradicts what we were told repeatedly by law enforcement. officers at the scene we are told were calling for backup as shots were being fired inside the school. a source close to a teacher who was inside says the school was not on lockdown before the
certainly. look, the thing is that we were given bad information early on and it sort of has taken on this narrative and then they re saying, well, we need to talk to other people, we need to continue to talk to witnesses, but the fact is that these investigators should have a better timeline by this point, john. the school either the resource officer was there or not and that s something that coffin known, should have been known within hours. shimon prokupecz, thank you for asking the questions. thank you for your reporting. so the husband of one of the teachers who was killed here has died. family members say it was from a broken heart. that story next. a monster was attacking but the team remained calm. because with miro, they could problem solve together, and find the answer that was righght under their nose. or. his nose. ever get a sign the univiverses trying to tell you something? the clues are all around us! not that one.