CLEARINGTHE BUILDING.
STUDENTS
STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS
ARE
ARE BEING
ARE BEING RELOCATED TO A
STAGING
STAGING AREA. AS WE WERE JUST
SAYING,
SAYING, OK? JEREMY PIERRE IS
THERE
THERE AT
THERE AT THE SCENE. J P IT
SEEMS
SEEMS LIKE IT'S GETTING A
LITTLE
LITTLE MORE INTENSE. THE
LONGER
LONGER WE'RE THERE. WE'VE
WE'VE
WE'VE BEEN THERE. THIS
HAPPENED
HAPPENED ABOUT JUST OVER AN
HOUR
HOUR AGO.
HOUR AGO. WHAT DO YOU SEE IN?
WELL,
WELL, FOR
WELL, FOR SURE THAT MORE
POLICE
POLICE OFFICERS AS WELL AS
MORE
MORE SHELBY COUNTY SECURITY
PERSONNEL.
>>
>> AS
>> AS WELL AS MORE ATF AGENTS
ARE
ARE SHOWING UP HERE ON THE
SCENE.
SCENE. YOU SEE 2 MORE OF THOSE
ATF
ATF AGENTS JUST PULLING UP AND
GEARING
GEARING UP TO GO INTO AN AREA
WHERE
WHERE I'VE GOOD NUMBER OF
POLICE
POLICE OFFICERS INTO THE
BUILDING
BUILDING IN NETS ACTUALLY
BEHIND
BEHIND THE BUILDING. AND YOU
CAN
CAN SEE
CAN SEE THAT I BELIEVE,
RHONDA,
RHONDA, MOVING NEAR SOME TYPE
OF
OF CONTAINER OF SOME SORT
DEEP,
DEEP, DEEP, DEEP DOWN INTO
THAT
THAT PARKING LOT. ALL RIGHT.
HERE
HERE AT
HERE AT CUMMINGS ELEMENTARY
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. AND I ERNIE, AGAIN, I
BELIEVE
BELIEVE YOU SAID WE'RE IN THE
1000
1000 BLOCK OF COMING STREET.
MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE AVENUE RIGHT NOW AND
IT
IT FOR
IT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE
FAMILIAR
FAMILIAR WITH THIS AREA OR I'M
NOT
NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS AREA. I
GOT
GOT TO
GOT TO TELL YOU, WE'RE IN
TIGHT,
TIGHT, TIGHT, TIGHT SITUATION
RIGHT
RIGHT HERE, ESPECIALLY WITH
HOW
HOW THE
HOW THE SCHOOL HIS POSITION. I
WANT
WANT TO
WANT TO UNDERSTAND WE'RE RIGHT
DOWN
DOWN THE
DOWN THE STREET FROM THE MORE
ON
ON COLLEGE AND THE BACKUP. THE
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC BACKUP RIGHT NOW IS
REALLY,
REALLY, REALLY GETTING HECTIC
IN
IN THIS
IN THIS AREA. NOW YOU CAN THIS
THIS
THIS THIS
THIS THIS SEA OF BLUE LIGHTS
IN
IN THE
IN THE MIDDLE OF CUMMINGS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, MANY OF THE
PERSON
PERSON NOW WE KNOW THAT WERE
INSIDE
INSIDE THE SCHOOL, THE
STUDENTS
STUDENTS AS WELL AS STAFF.
THEY
THEY HAVE
THEY HAVE TAKEN OUT OF THE
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. WE DO KNOW THAT WE WE
CAN
CAN SEE
CAN SEE FROM THIS AREA RIGHT
HERE.
HERE. PUT
HERE. PUT MY GLASSES BACK ON.
WE
WE CAN
WE CAN SEE THOSE TEACHERS AS
WELL
WELL AS
WELL AS SOME STUDENTS ARE IN
THE
THE BECAUSE THE WELL AREA AND
NOW
NOW WE'RE
NOW WE'RE SEEING CANINE UNITS
SHOW
SHOW UP
SHOW UP TO THE SEA. CANINE
POSSIBLY
POSSIBLY ARE GOING TO BE USED
TO
TO GO
TO GO INSIDE THE HELP OFFICERS
LOCATING
LOCATING WHOEVER THEY ARE
LOOKING
LOOKING FOR. AND I KNOW YOU
ASKED
ASKED ME
ASKED ME EARLIER. YOU KNOW,
I'VE
I'VE BEEN
I'VE BEEN ON PLENTY OF THE
SCENES
SCENES BEFORE IF THIS POSSIBLY
IS
IS AN
IS AN ACTIVE SHOOTER
SITUATION, THEY ARE VERY MUCH
SO
SO ACTING
SO ACTING AS THIS IS AN ACTIVE
SHOOTER
SHOOTER SITUATION. THESE
OFFICERS
OFFICERS ARE GOING INTO THE
BUILDING,
BUILDING, PULLING EVERYONE OUT
NOW
NOW PULLING EVERYONE OUT. OF
COURSE,
COURSE, WE'RE WAITING RIGHT
NOW
NOW TO
NOW TO GET WORD FROM THE
SHELBY
SHELBY COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM AS
WELL
WELL AS
WELL AS MEMPHIS WE HAVE BEEN
MAKING
MAKING CALLS AS A MATTER OF
FACT,
FACT, I'VE BEEN TRYING
ACTUALLY
ACTUALLY GRAB SOME OF THESE
FOLKS
FOLKS AROUND TO TO TALK TO
THEM,
THEM, SEE
THEM, SEE WHAT THEY HAVE
HEARD.
HEARD. I
HEARD. I KNOW I HEARD ONE
GRANDMOTHER THAT ACTUALLY
PULLED
PULLED UP
PULLED UP AT THE SAME TIME AS
WE
WE DID.
WE DID. WE HAD FIRE THIS LIVE
YOU
YOU UP
YOU UP AND GO LIVE TO GIVE YOU
COVERAGE
COVERAGE OF THIS THING. BUT
SHE
SHE SAID
SHE SAID SHE RECEIVED A CALL
FROM
FROM GRANDDAUGHTER, SAY
GRANDMA.
GRANDMA. THEY SHOOTING UP THE
GRANDMA.
GRANDMA. THEY SHOOTING UP THE
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. WE WE I HEARD THAT
COME
COME OUT
COME OUT OF OUR MOUTH AS SOON
AS
AS WE
AS WE PULLED UP. SO OF WE'RE
GOING
GOING TO
GOING TO CONTINUE MATTER OF
FACT.
FACT. WE'RE SEEING SHELBY
COUNTY
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AS
SHERIFF
SHERIFF DEPUTIES EXCUSE ME,
SHELBY
SHELBY COUNTY, SHERIFF'S
DEPUTIES.
DEPUTIES. I BELIEVE THOSE A
SCHOOL
SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS OF
SOME
SOME SORT
SOME SORT PULLING UP TO THE
SCENE
SCENE AS
SCENE AS CAN I SEND IT BACK
OVER
OVER TO
OVER TO YOU FOR JUST A MINUTE?
I
I DO
I DO WANT
I DO WANT TO CATCH UP WITH
SOME
SOME OF
SOME OF THESE FOLKS THAT ARE
IN
IN THE
IN THE AREA DO NOT WANT TO
LOSE
LOSE SIGHT ABSOLUTELY THAT DO
YOUR
YOUR JOB.
YOUR JOB. CATCH A BREATH
THERE.
THERE. YOU'RE DOING A GREAT
JOB
JOB OUT
JOB OUT THERE. JUST WANT TO
>>
>> LET
>> LET THE VIEWER KNOW A
COUPLE
COUPLE OF
COUPLE OF IMPORTANT THINGS.
>>
>> NUMBER
>> NUMBER ONE. WE'VE HAD ONE
CHILD
CHILD TRANSPORTED TO LE
BONHEUR
BONHEUR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL IN
CRITICAL
CRITICAL CONDITION. WE CAN
TELL
TELL YOU
TELL YOU THAT NOBODY ELSE WAS
SHOT.
SHOT. SO
SHOT. SO THIS IS THE ONE
VICTIM
VICTIM SITUATION. MEMPHIS
POLICE
POLICE INFORMING US THAT THEY
ARE
ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR ONE.
MALE
MALE SUSPECT WHO WAS A
JUVENILE.
JUVENILE. OK? SO THOSE ARE 2
IMPORTANT
IMPORTANT FACTS. THIS IS. THE
SCENE
SCENE RIGHT NOW AT CUMMINGS.
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. IT'S A K THROUGH 8
SCHOOL.
SCHOOL. SO IT'S AN ELEMENTARY
AND
AND MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE ONE
JUVENILE
JUVENILE HAS BEEN SHOT. AND
TRANSPORTED TO LE BONHEUR
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. THIS ALL
HAPPENED.
HAPPENED. JUST OVER AN HOUR
AGO.
AGO. THAT
AGO. THAT CALL CAME IN AROUND
9.15.
9.15. WE
9.15. WE WERE ON THE AIR WITH
A
A GOOD
A GOOD MORNING. MEMPHIS AS
THIS
THIS WAS
THIS WAS HAPPENING. IN THE
PAST
PAST HOUR
PAST HOUR OR SO. WE HAVE SEEN
A
A MASSIVE
A MASSIVE POLICE PRESENCE TO
THIS
THIS SHOOTING AT THE SCHOOL.
MEMPHIS
MEMPHIS POLICE OFFICERS,
SHELBY
SHELBY COUNTY SHERIFF'S
DEPUTIES
DEPUTIES AGENTS WITH THE ATF
THERE
THERE AT
THERE AT THAT SCENE THEY THEY
RACING
RACING UP
RACING UP TO THAT SCENE. WE'VE
SEEN
SEEN THEM
SEEN THEM JUMPING OUT OF THEIR
CARS.
CARS. WE'VE SEEN THEM. I'M
PUTTING
PUTTING ON THE BULLETPROOF
VEST.
VEST. MY
VEST. MY SOURCES TELL ME. IN
THE
THE SCHOOL SYSTEM. THAT THIS
IS
IS AN
IS AN ACTIVE SHOOTER
SITUATION. THEY TOLD ME THAT
ABOUT
ABOUT 30
ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO, THE
EVIDENCE
EVIDENCE THAT WE'RE SEEING NOW
WOULD
WOULD INDICATE. THAT THEY ARE
CORRECT.
CORRECT. THEY WERE HEADED TO
THAT
THAT SCENE AS THEY WERE
TELLING
TELLING ME ABOUT THAT. THE
SCHOOL
SCHOOL IS
SCHOOL IS ON LOCKDOWN. THE
SCHOOL
SCHOOL IS
SCHOOL IS ON LOCKDOWN. 500 OR
SO
SO STUDENTS.