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Scattered thunderstorms early, then partly cloudy after midnight. A few storms may be severe. Low 46F. Winds NW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%. Updated: May 15, 2021 @ 7:11 pm
shotgun, authorities found two molotov cocktails inside the school. one was rendered safe. the other had been detonated. and that s why the deputies encountered a large amount of smoke in the immediate area. that was ignited either immediately, prior to, or during the shots being fired. reporter: as part of the investigation, authorities will be looking at school surveillance video. they are also searching pierson s car, his home, and another home he had access to. the shooting happened just 10 miles from the infamous 1999 columbine high school shooting where eric harris and dylan klebold killed 12 students and one teacher before killing themselves. my husband was a freshman at columbine, so he s freaking out right now. it s bringing back horrible memories of that. yeah, it s just way too close to home. reporter: and just a few minutes ago, authorities opened up the parking lot behind me.
reporter: police say pierson asked other students the whereabouts of that faculty member, reportedly the school librarian and head of the debate team. when the teacher heard this individual was asking for him, the teacher exited the school immediately. my opinion was the most important tactical decision that could have been made. reporter: in addition to the shotgun, authorities found two molotov cocktails in the school. one was rendered safe, the other had been detonated. that s why the deputies encountered a large amount of smoke in the immediate area. that was ignited either immediately prior to or during the shots being fired. reporter: as part of the investigation, authorities are looking at school surveillance video, and searching his car, his home and another home he had access to. the shooting happened just ten miles from the infamous 1999 columbine high school shooting where eric harris and dylan
molotov cocktails. that wouldn t even cross our minds. reporter: a court will be charged with manufacturing and unlawful possession of a deadly weapon, attempted aggravated murder. authorities laid out their theory. in this in case, we would be relying upon evidence of planning, in other words, what is the intent, diagrams, check lists, a plan to use explosive devices, and firearms to carry out a plan specifically modeled after the columbine shootings. reporter: that s the 1999 attack in colorado, carried out by eric harris and dylan klebold who used bombs and powerful guns against students and teachers, killing 13, wounding 21. authorities are not saying how far along acord was along in his planning. they said he was a quiet teen
a young lady went to a gun show, bought some guns privately without going through a dealer, but she would have passed background check because she was of the appropriate age, didn t have a criminal record, didn t have a mental health background. so having the background check in place would not have prevented her from buying the guns and giving them to eric harris and dylan klebold. so these are meaningless measures. megyn: so you re saying that that is not a problem a area even though people complain about it. aren t a significant number of cases, because the background check wasn t performed at the gun show sale. correct, correct. megyn: that s interesting. and she was a strawman. it s the strawman that sounds good. we re going to close the loophole. what does that do? nothing. if you re going to do nothing, then what the president is saying, i want to go out and restrict american s freedom of transfer. megyn: no, no, i wanted to talk to you about the other things that the