Broward County prosecutors released a police interview with a Stoneman Douglas security monitor who was the first to see the gunman and is being criticized for not issuing a “Code Red”.
A school resource officer was shot during the encounter and remains in critical condition; the gunman was not hit in the gunfire with police.
Authorities have released the names of the ten victims in the Texas school shooting and are now working to determine a potential motive.
Ten people have been confirmed dead and ten others, including two officers, were wounded when a student gunman opened fire inside the Texas school.
School safety, transparency and accountability will be at the forefront of the parents’ campaigns as they run for seats on the Broward School Board.
The suspect, a 14-year-old former student at Highland High School, was apprehended about an hour after the shooting at a nearby shopping center.
Max Schachter, whose 14-year-old son was killed at Stoneman Douglas, told Broward commissioners Tuesday that the county is not doing enough to improve its radio system.
The teen was sentenced to the maximum number of years for the charges he faced, which included attempted murder, felonious assault and inducing panic.
The student who made the threat admitted to police that he planned to carry out a shooting at Hernando High School the next day.
The alleged gunman posted comments on YouTube videos of the Columbine mass shooting, saying he had been planning a similar attack at his school for months.