Transcripts For CNN The Source With Kaitlan Collins 20240906

Hours but i suddenly kyivs leadership has vowed revenge for russias aerial attacks against ukrainian cities a Driving Factor also for the soldiers attacking russian positions on the north eastern front. Fred pleitgen, cnn, kyiv thanks for joining us. The source starts now straight from the source tonight, any moment, a new update from the authorities in georgia after two High School Students and two teachers or murder today, at least nine others were hospitalized. And what is now the 45th School Shooting in america . Just this year alone chilling accounts are emerging from what happened inside that School Today. As were also learning new Details Tonight about the 14yearold Suspect who is now in custody, including how he was questioned by Law Enforcement about School Shooting threats just last year. Im kaitlan collins, and this is the source as i noted, were awaiting a live update from the authorities right there in georgia. They are gathering at the microphones on what is now the deadliest School Shooting in america this year Law Enforcement officials are expected to brief u. S. At in a moment, were going to bring that to you live when it happens. But as we wait tonight, we are getting new details about the weapon that was used in todays Mass Shooting at apalachee High School in winder, georgia . Thats just northeast of atlanta. Law Enforcement Official tells cnn the gunman used an Ar 15 Style Rifle when he can hell two students and two teachers and injured at least nine others this morning, i want to take a listen to the officials now. All good evening as you can tell, we know that its been alone day. I want to thank you for being patient with us today i want to thank you for understanding that this is still an active Crime Scene but from the minute that this tragic incident happened Today Governor Kemp has been with me and been talking to swimming in several times and has been known our side and Law Enforcement side. And i wanted to introduce him to make a few statements. Again. Thank you. For your patience. And at this time or more introduced a governor and then Director Hosey will take answers and questions after that thank sheriff. Just want to thank you and your team for the incredible work that theyve done. The response of our first Responders Today has been unreal superintendent leduff, principal leroy, who just did an incredible job with these kids. This hits home for us being from athens just down the road, marty and i have a daughter that taught first grade just a few years ago. This is everybodys worst nightmare. And just want to offer my sincere condolences and our thoughts and prayers to the families of that have lost Loved Ones for those that are injuring in injured and continuing to fight through just a tragic time for really this whole community that has been affected by todays actions. And i just cannot thank the first responders enough. I cannot thank Director Hosey colonel hitchins, the red or stalins at jima, the whole State Response i want to thank especially as At Farley and her team from the fbi, fbi that are embedded with us in The School as we speak running down, every sense single lead, and other things that direct or hosey will mention tonight i represented Bear County when i was in the State Senate 20 years theres a these are our neighbors these are our friends in this community is hurting today and i would just ask all jordans and all americans its to sticking you continue to keep these families, these educators in these students in your thoughts and prayers and we will provide every State Resource that is needed from here until theyre not to support this Community And Support this team behind me. And with that, ill turn it over. Director hosey thank real quick. We wanted to provide some additional updates from todays events and i will mentioned this will be our last update for the evening. So i please hope youll understand that let me start by saying that theres no evidence to report did any additional shooter was involved in this Incident Today investigators are actively pursuing, however, any leads of any cheatle associates of the shooter there was involved in this incident, so i say that to say were following up any potential leads through the investigation to ensure if there freaney associates involved in this that we trip we found them, we identify them. Thats part of again, the ongoing investigation. There is no evidence of the list of schools being targeted. However, there is a lot of evidence that is being recovered and evaluated were going through everything to determine if there is any active threats to any schools in this area, this county and the state of georgia we will continue to monitor after that throughout this investigation, throughout the evening as we as we carry on there was a call. As were aware of, to a local Hobby School as well this morning with a reported threat police responded in investigated and determined that there was no threat after all oh theres been reports that a Colton Gray, who is another student here at The School, was involved or a colton get Cold Gray was involved in this if you recall, from a previous Press Conference early this afternoon, the individual that weve arrested and will be charged with this Name Ms Colt gray but there is another student here at The School with a very similar name. We wont ensure everyone that Colton Gray is not involved in this incident. That is the name that i provided you earlier this afternoon those reports were inaccurate if that if that was passed on to you, i do, however, want to identify the victims of this of this Incident Today. Those that lost their life in this tragic Event Mason Shurma horn, age 14, who is a student here at The School christian alkahlot, who was 14, also a student here at The School Richard Aspen wall not sure of his age, but he was a teacher here at the School And Christina Air Air Air murray im sorry for my pronunciation. Who was also a teacher at The School we will post a list of these victims for the correct spellings for everyone later this evening that we complete the Press Conference here also has been released. The fbis national threat Operations Center has resumed, received Anonymous Tips in the past of online threats to commit School Violet or School Shootings at an undetermined location in time the fbi referred this information to the Daxing County Sheriff office for action the Jackson County Sheriffs Office identified and located gray, who is our suspect in this case . They conducted an investigation at that time and there was no probable cause for rest or to take any additional Law Enforcement action this is not recent this is in the past, but we wanted to bring that to your attention because we are pursuing that working with the fbi on that in any connection to that that incident, that could be connected to Todays Incident as well also, were also aware of some previous contacts that the department of family and children services in the area it had with the suspect in his family. And we are pursuing that avenue as well too. See if that has any connection with Todays Incident. Let me stress again, as we have many times that this is still a very fluid investigation, is still very active we will have agents and therell be Law Enforcement personnel that will be pursuing investigative leads. And collecting evidence throughout the night and then two much of tomorrow, i would anticipate as well we again ask for your patience and that this is a criminal investigation and were going to treat it like that. So i apologize ahead of time if we dont answer some of the question that you may ask, okay. Please understand. I also want to want to bring note to one very special thing that we do not need to forget about here is we have, he rose in our mis weve talked about are Law Enforcement personnel. Are far i rems those that are deceased are heroes in my book. Those that are in the hospital recovering right now, are heroes in my book. But also the heroes that we need to remember heres our Faculty And Staff here at this school. They acted admirably. They were heroes in the actions that they took the protocols at this school in this system invaded the day, prevented this from being a much larger tragedy than what we had here today. So i want to recognize them as he wrote, because they are hey continue with our thoughts and prayers as has been mentioned, for the families that were lost here today, those who were lost two today, those that are recovering in the hospital obviously those that were affected directly by this tragedy here at The School. At all of the community of Barrow County, we need to continue had them in our thoughts and prayers thank you right away. Another one of these games, can you tell us a by chance since hes been charged as an adult important tomorrow with he will be booked tonight. Im not sure the court appears, but it will be within a reasonable amount the weapon that was used in this was an ar Platform Style Weapon. So how did mr. Ray get the gun into this were still investigating that aspect of it go out get the gun, come back. We heard some of that comes something. Were still trying to clarify. A lot of the timeline him from the time that he got here to School Today until the essence to klansman i mean, so often i know what home we always hear something that the fbi has heard something about someone who goes and does one of these tragic events how can we start . This from happening . Because it feels like this happens every single time, which is School Shooting that we heard that there was a prior thread as prior knowledge what when lives are at stake how can we start . Well, theres a variety of ways and in my personal opinion community involvement, what our School System is doing here to ensure that whether we be able to stop it completely one day or not. I dont know that those are decisions that each individual is making on their own to do this but again, i go back to what i said earlier about the heroes here that prevented things from being a lot worse today. But weve got to take action within our own communities. Take care of Each Other be aware of our surroundings whats going on in our community to the Family Year and they found hunting Rifles Family out ar Platform Weapon again Thats Part of a lot of the things that were trying to clarify within the Investigation Review were very very early education, was it from my Name Call from his Balcony Or Staff member from a student. Can you just expand on national shooter in minutes . Could you expand on why it would female Faculty Member Walking . Around looking for this student minutes before he sought ill let dried your house. He answered that question lets get to this Question Right here and then well come you asked how will they notified we discussed today heard earlier, Law Enforcement here within several minutes, so were just curious how the notification went brewed and i want him about it from a student or a faculty that made that call alerting Law Enforcement all of our teachers or armed with they form of an i. D. Carlson tjx in syntax, alarms u. S. And alerts their Law Enforcement office after buttons are pressed on an i. D and it alerts us that there is an active situation at The School for whatever reason. And that was pressed and weve had that about a week now actually going other students while they were in the hallway all this chaos is happening while shooting was going on storied boston explain their classmates into the classroom to give secure, to get them to safety. What do you think that says . Now young folks who worked very 13, 14, 15yearsold, that theyre looking out for one another its admirable. Side, Director Hosey said, we have he rose among us. And those students and teachers that did that today saved a lot of lives. This could have been a way worse than what we, again, the investigation is still trying to file through those that information, but those kids are our heroes and brave as well to do that when they hear an active shooter around them let me let me get this one Question Right did you have some elsewhere i was asking why School Resource . Not looking for this Kid And Approach him and why they sent a female Faculty Member to the house floor room. He was in with my daughter looking for him that of the School Resource officer or why allowed this void to come and go from the class all Hi Sign for the restaurant, leave the class and come back from time. Sometimes never come back was wondering The School without due respect me and my thank your information is incorrect. And our investigation is going to lead to what we have and we will be glad to answer your questions once thats done possibly what can you tell us about the Srr Talk about a lot of heroes. You talked about how one of the sros in founder what can you tell us about who they are how long theyve been working here and what they did today both of the sros that are here at these High Schools are bother my hospitals. I have to theyre both of the sros to include a third one was here today, not for any other reason other than the help and assist today theyre the true heroes as well. They were actively looking. They had an alert, i guess if you will. And when they energetic this shooting began they interacted with the shooter, mr. Gray, and as soon as they made contact with him, he gave up immediately. Share these officers now at this, time id rather not sure the shooter right now. He said in the shooter is in custody the Bear County Detention Center because he is a juvenile. Hes being booked in and he will be transported to Ry Dc what minutes greater, tipped off by rain here before the shooting, im not aware of that at this time. Sheriff or director can say the condition on those injured that were taken the hospital will be any updates on how theyre going all of our victims that are at the hospital are going to make it and going to recover well, as weve been told we dont expect any more fatalities at this time last question at you being on gravity to this scale inside of you aware . Speak to that backing, speak to that. Now point this what, what did the day It Man . Hold goes tragic when Someone Praise on kids, its tragic like i said earlier haiti is not going to prevail in our county and hates not known prevail in our state in pure evil did what happened today. Thats all i can tell you. I want to continue to say that im proud of the men and women behind me. Im proud of the