ATTORNEY WAS CHOKED UP TALKING
ABOUT THE SITUATION TWO.
WE WANT TO INTERRUPT THE
REPORT TO LISTEN TO BROWARD
COUNTY SHERIFF SCOTT ISRAEL WHO
IS GOING THROUGH A TIMELINE OF
THE EVENTS YESTERDAY.
AND THEN YOU WILL HEAR FROM
THE SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE
FROM THE FBI.
AND THEN I'LL COME BACK TO THE
PODIUM AND ANSWER SOME
QUESTIONS.
I WANT TO START OUT BY SAYING
THAT AN UBER DROPPED OFF THE
SUSPECT AT 2019 YESTERDAY. 2:19
PM AT MARJORY STONEMAN DOUGLAS
HIGH SCHOOL.
THE SUSPECT ENTERED THE EAST
STAIRWELL, BUILDING 12 WITH A
RIFLE INSIDE A BLACK CASE.
THE SUSPECT EXITED THE
STAIRWELL, PULL THE RIFLE OUT
OF THE CASE.
AND IT 2:21 PM THE SUSPECT
READIED HIS RIFLE AND BEGAN
SHOOTING INTO ROOMS 1215, 1216,
1214. HE WENT BACK TO 1216,
BACK TO 1215, AND THEN ON TO
1213. THE SUSPECT THEN TOOK THE
WEST STAIRWELL TO THE SECOND
FLOOR AND SHOT ONE VICTIM IN
ROOM 1234. THE SUSPECT THEN
TOOK THE EASTER STAIRWELL TO
THE THIRD FLOOR, HE DROPPED HIS
RIFLE AND BACKPACK AND RAN DOWN
THE STAIRS. HE EXITED BUILDING
12 AND RAN TOWARDS THE TENNIS
COURTS.
EVEN TO SOUTHBOUND TURN ON FOOT
. HE CROSSED FIELDS AND ROUND
WEST ALONG WITH OTHERS WHO WERE
FLEEING.
HE TRIED TO MIX IN AND BLEND IN
WITH THE GROUP RUNNING AWAY.
THE PEOPLE RUNNING AND FEARING
FROM THEIR LIVES.
HE ARRIVED AT A WALMART STORE,
HE BOUGHT A DRINK AT SUBWAY,
AND LEFT WALMART ON FOOT.
THE SUSPECT WENT TO McDONALD'S,
SAT DOWN FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME AT 3:01 PM AND LEFT ON FOOT
. AT 3:41 PM 40 MINUTES AFTER
HE DEPARTED McDONALD'S, THE
SUSPECT WAS DETAINED AT 4700
WINDHAM LAKES DRIVE BY AN
OFFICER OF THE COCONUT CREEK
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
WITHOUT INCIDENT.
TODAY WE HAVE INTERVIEWED A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF PEOPLE.
OVER 2000 PEOPLE.
AND WE CONTINUE THOSE
INTERVIEWS.
WE HAVE SO MANY FACTS COMING
IN.
SOME TRUE AND SOME RUMORS.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF
TIME TO SIFT THROUGH WHAT IS
ACCURATE.
I WANT TO HONOR THE DECEASED
VICTIMS OF THIS HORRIFIC KILLING
. I'M GOING TO DO MY BEST TO
PRONOUNCE THEIR NAMES
ACCURATELY.
PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I DO NOT
PRONOUNCE THEIR NAMES EXACTLY
HOW THE FAMILIES DO.
I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY
IMPORTANT.
AND I WANT TO PLAY ON HER TO
THESE FAMILIES AND THESE
VICTIMS.
CARMEN SCHENTRUP . MEADOW
POLLACK . TRAN 24. AARON FEIS .
MARTIN DUQUE . JAIME GUTTENBERG
. SCOTT BEIGE . ALEX SCHRATER.
CHRIS HIXON.
CARA LOUGHRAN.
ALAINA PETTY.
JOAQUIN OLIVER.
LUKE HOYER GINA MONTALTO TRAN
28. MAY THEY REST IN PEACE.
GOOD AFTERNOON.
I LIKE TO OFFER MY CONDOLENCES
TO THE VICTIMS AND THEIR
FAMILIES.
THE FIRE AND THAT WAS UTILIZED
WAS PURCHASED LAWFULLY IN THE
STATE OF FLORIDA ONE YEAR AGO
FROM THE INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS
CHARGED IN THIS CRIME.
WE ARE HERE TO HELP THE BROWARD
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. AND
ASKED THAT YOU KEEP THOSE FIRST
RESPONDERS IN YOUR THOUGHTS AND
PRAYERS ALSO.
FPA'S INITIAL -- FBI SPECIAL
AGENT IN CHARGE
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT
THE TIP WE SPOKE ABOUT THIS
MORNING.
ON SEPTEMBER 25 OF 2017, THE FBI
FIELD OFFICE IN JACKSONVILLE
MISSISSIPPI RECEIVED A TIP
ABOUT A COMMENT POSTED TO A
YOUTUBE ACCOUNT BY SOMEBODY
WITH A USERNAME NIKOLAS CRUZ .
THE COMMENT SAID THAT I'M GOING
TO BE PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL
SHOOTER. THERE WAS NO
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT
THE PARTICULAR TIME, LOCATION,
OR FURTHER IDENTIFIERS OF THE
PERSON WHO POSTED THE COMMENT.
THE SAME INFORMATION WAS
PROVIDED TO YOUTUBE.
YOUTUBE REMOVED THE COMMENTS.
AFTER RECEIVING THIS INFORMATION
, FBI JACKSON INTERVIEW THE
PERSON WHO MADE THE COMPLAINT.
THIS PERSON LIVES IN MISSISSIPPI
, HAS NO CONNECTION TO SOUTH
FLORIDA, AND NO KNOWLEDGE OF
THE PERSON WHO POSTED THE
COMMENT.
THE FBI ALSO CONDUCTED INTERNAL
DATABASE REVIEWS, AND OPEN-
SOURCE CHECKS.
NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WAS
FOUND TO POSITIVELY IDENTIFY
THE PERSON WHO POSTED THIS
COMMENT. THERE WAS NO
CONNECTION FOUND TO SOUTH
FLORIDA. MOVING FORWARD, WE'LL
CONTINUE TO GATHER ALL
INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUBJECT
AS WE TRY TO IDENTIFY HIS
MOTIVES, HIS ASSOCIATES, AND
HIS ACTIONS LEADING UP TO
YESTERDAY'S EVENTS.
WERE LOOKING AT HIS SOCIAL
MEDIA POSTS, HIS MOVEMENTS, HIS
CONVERSATIONS.
AND ANY OTHER INDICATORS THAT
MAY BE OUT THERE.
AGAIN MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE
VICTIMS, THE FAMILIES, AND THE
FRIENDS THAT HAVE SUFFERED BY
THIS HORRIFIC ACT
.
I LIKE TO THANK ALL THE
LOCAL OFFICIALS THAT HAVE BEEN
SUPPORTIVE.
I CANNOT THANK THEM ENOUGH.
THEY WANT TO SEE SAFETY IN
BROWARD COUNTY FOR ALL OF YOU.
THANK YOU.
I WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT.
AND I'LL BE HEADED OVER TO PINE
TRAILS FOR THE VIGIL FOR THOSE
THAT HAVE PASSED AWAY.
I KNOW SOME OF YOU WILL HEED MY
REMARKS, AND SOME OF YOU WILL
NOT.
BUT I MEANT TO SAY THEM ANYWAY.
YOU NEED TO RESPECT THE PRIVACY
OF THESE FAMILIES.
THESE FAMILIES ARE GOING
THROUGH THE MOST TERRIFIC TIME
OF THEIR LIFE.
AND IF THEY SAY THEY DO NOT
WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
RESPECT THEM.
DO NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH YOUR
CAMERA, OR YOUR MICROPHONE.
LET THESE FAMILIES BE LET THEM
HEAL.
THEY DESERVE THAT. PLEASE HONOR
THEM.
MANY OF THEM HAVE CALLED AND
ASKED ME TO CONVEY THIS MESSAGE.
MANY OF YOU WOULD'VE DONE IT
ANYWAY, SOME OF YOU MAY NOT
HAVE.
PLEASE RESPECT THESE FAMILIES.
THEY LOST THEIR CHILDREN, THEIR
LOVED ONES.
CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT THEY'RE
GOING THROUGH ? THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME.
ANY QUESTIONS ? THAT IS NOT
CONFIRMED AT THIS TIME.
WE ARE LOOKING INTO THAT.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW
THAT LEAD.
HE MIGHT HAVE I DO NOT KNOW AT
THIS TIME.
IT FITS IN PERFECTLY.
HE COULD'VE SHOT THEM.
THIS IS AN AR-15, HE COULD'VE
GONE THROUGH A DOOR. WE ARE
STILL EXAMINING VIDEO. THAT'S A
GREAT QUESTION.
WE BASSITT OURSELVES.
AND WE WILL HAVE THOSE ANSWERS,
AT THIS TIME IT DOES
NOT CHANGE OR ALTER THE
TIMELINE.
I HAVE NOT TALKED ABOUT
RELEASING VIDEO.
AND WHEN WE RECOVER ALL THAT
VIDEO.
WE HAVE NO PLANS OF RELEASING
ANY SURVEILLANCE VIDEO.
I ALSO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE
SUPERINTENDENT. HE IS BEEN WITH
US FROM THE BEGINNING.
I'M GOING GIVE THE MIC TO THE
SUPERINTENDENT.
HE HAS SOME IMPORTANT THINGS TO
SAY.
AND I'LL COME BACK TO THE MIC.
LET ME JUST FIRST TO SAY THAT
ON BEHALF OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBERS, THAT I AM HERE TODAY
TO REITERATE WHAT THE SHERIFF'S
SAID.
PLEASE RESPECT THE PRIVACY OF
OUR FAMILIES AS THEY GO THROUGH
THIS HORRIFIC SITUATION. WE
CANNOT STRESS THAT ENOUGH. IF
YOU WOULD PLEASE HONOR THEM,
AND RESPECT THEM DURING THIS
DIFFICULT TIME.
WE HAVE HAD HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH CRISIS
SERVICES THAT HAVE BEEN
PROVIDED AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS
HERE IN PARKLAND.
WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THOSE
AS NECESSARY DURING THE NEXT
FEW DAYS.
THE SCHOOL IS CLOSED. AND WE
WILL SPEND THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS FIGURING OUT WHAT THE PATH
WILL BE TO REOPEN THE SCHOOL.
AND WHAT TYPE OF LOGISTICAL
CHALLENGES THAT WE WILL HAVE,
RELATIVE TO WHAT IS OCCURRED IN
BUILDING 12. ONCE THAT
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE
WE WILL PROVIDE THAT TO THE
PARENTS, FAMILIES, COMMUNITY
AND MEDIA.
AGAIN THANK YOU FOR RESPECTING
OUR FAMILIES.
GIVEN THE SPACE TO GRIEVE AND
GET THROUGH THIS VERY DIFFICULT
TIME.
THE FBI IS INTERVIEWING THE
SUSPECT TO GATHER INFORMATION.
I CANNOT ENLIGHTEN YOU ON THAT
RIGHT NOW.
HE WAS DROPPED OFF BY AN
UBER VEHICLE.
THE DRIVER IS NOT COMPLICIT IN
ANY WAY SHAPE OR FORM.
HE JUST PICKED UP A FARE AND
DROPPED OFF A FAIR AT THE HIGH
SCHOOL.
HE WALKED IN TO THE SCHOOL.
I DO NOT THINK ANYONE
RECOGNIZED HIM OR KNEW WHO HE
WAS.
I DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING AT THIS
TIME.
AT THIS POINT WE HAVE NO
INFORMATION ABOUT WHY HE DID
WHAT HE DID ? WE DO HAVE PEOPLE
OF INTEREST THAT MIGHT BE ABLE
TO ENLIGHTEN US.
BUT THERE ARE NO OTHER
ACCOMPLICES THAT WE ARE LOOKING
AT.
I HAVE NOT SEEN THE VIDEOS YET,
I WILL BE BRIEF TOMORROW NOT.
BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE HE WAS
WEARING A MASK AT ANY TIME.
ALL THE VICTIMS ARE AT THE
MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OF OFFICE.
AND THE MEDICAL EXAMINER IS
DOING A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION.
WE WANT TO RELEASE THE VICTIMS
TO THEIR FAMILIES, WE
UNDERSTAND THAT THE SABBATH IS
TOMORROW. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THIS IS A SUCCESSFUL
PROCESS. WE WILL BE ACCURATE.
THE SCHOOL IS A CRIME SCENE
THAT WE CONTINUE TO EXAMINE.
THERE WERE ADULTS ON THAT LIST
AS WELL.