SEE US TODAY GIVE US A CALL AT 1, 800 NEW LEXUS. >> THIS IS NEWS 6 AT 9 GETTING
or worsening eye problems RESULTS.
>> IN A MATTER OF HOURS, THE
GRIEVING COMMUNITY IN
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, WILL
GATHER FOR A PUBLIC VIGIL
HONORING THE 6 PEOPLE SHOT AND
KILLED AT A CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
EARLIER THIS WEEK.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THE SHOOTER,
28 YEAR-OLD AUDREY HALE HAD
LEGALLY PURCHASED 7 DIFFERENT
GUNS AHEAD OF MONDAY’S ATTACK.
POLICE SAY 3 OF THOSE WEAPONS
WERE USED TO CARRY OUT THE
SHOOTING THAT CLAIMED THE
LIVES OF 3, 9 YEAR-OLD
CHILDREN AND 3 ADULTS,
INCLUDING THE HEAD OF THE
SCHOOL. MEANTIME,
INVESTIGATORS REVEAL YESTERDAY
HILL WAS UNDER A DOCTOR’S CARE
FOR AN EMOTIONAL DISORDER.
>> JULIE: INVESTIGATORS HAVE
ALSO RELEASED VIDEO SHOWING
THE MOMENTS BEFORE OFFICERS
TOOK DOWN THE SUSPECT. TROOPER
STEVE HAS BEEN ANALYZING THAT
VIDEO FROM A LAW ENFORCEMENT
PERSPECTIVE AND JOINS US NOW.
AND STEVE, I WAS JUST SAYING,
I FEEL LIKE I’VE WATCHED THIS
VIDEO SO MANY TIMES THOSE
OFFICERS JUST INCREDIBLE. WHAT
IS YOUR PERSPECTIVE?
INCREDIBLE IS IS THE WORD
BECAUSE WHAT WE SAW IN THAT
VIDEO, IT’S IT’S HARD TO
DESCRIBE, BUT,
>> YOU KNOW, FIRST THING IT’S
TOUGH TO SAY THIS COULD HAVE
BEEN MUCH WORSE BECAUSE LET’S
LET’S TALK ABOUT REALITY HERE.
THERE ARE FAMILIES OF THE 6
VICTIMS. IT IS THE WORST CASE
SCENARIO FOR THEM AND OUR
HEARTS GO OUT TO THEM 100%.
BUT WHAT THAT VIDEO DOES SHOW
IS IN POLICE VIDEO REALLY
LADIES A TEXT BOOK RESPONSE
WHICH LIKELY SAVED SO MANY
OTHER LIVES. NOW. WANT TO WARN
YOU, WE’RE GOING GO THROUGH
THE VIDEO HERE AND I WANT TO
SHOW YOU IN THAT VIDEO AND
TALK ABOUT EXACTLY WHAT WAS
GOING ON. SO LET’S WALK
THROUGH THIS A LITTLE BIT
HERE. SO AS YOU CAN SEE IN
THIS INITIAL RESPONSE, THIS IS
THE FIRST CONTACT OFFICER
ARRIVING TO THE SCENE. NOTICE
SOMETHING HERE. HE IS CALM. HE
IS FOCUSED AND HE IS AWARE HE
MAKES HIS WAY TO THE BACK OF
HIS VEHICLE AND RETRIEVES HIS
PATROL RIFLE. AND I WANT TO
MAKE MOMENT ABOUT THAT. THIS
OFFICER IS GAINING INFORMATION
RESPONDING TO THIS CALL KNOWS
I’M ENCOUNTERING AN ACTIVE
SHOOTER SITUATION. IT MAY BE
REAL. MAY NOT BE BUT I’M GOING
TO ENCOUNTER THIS WITH THE
MOST USEFUL TOOL I HAVE. AND
THAT IS THE PATROL RIFLE. SO
THEY GET THE PATROL RIFLE AND
IT’S TIME TO MOVE ON. NOW
WHILE EVERYTHING IS GOING ON,
THEIR SHOTS ARE BEING FIRED.
THIS IS A HOT COST. THIS
OFFICER IS STILL CALM AND NOW
COLLECTING VITAL INFORMATION
FROM THE PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF THE
BUILDING. THE CRAZY PART HERE,
IF YOU HEARD THAT AUDIO
ARRIVING THERE MAKES CONTACT
WITH A LADY OUTSIDE. SHE’S
LIKE THEY’RE INSIDE THESE
INSIDERS. THE PERSON SHOOTERS
INSIDE. YES, MA’AM. YES,
MA’AM. HE’S STAYING CALM. IT’S
AN INTENTIONAL DECISION. I’VE
BEEN THROUGH THIS TRAINING.
YOU HAVE TO REMIND YOURSELF, I
GOT TO GET IN THIS BUILDING.
SO AT THIS POINT, THESE
OFFICERS ARE NOW DEDICATED AND
DETERMINED ON ENTERING THE
BUILDING AND IT IS A MUST AT
THIS POINT. SO WE MOVE ON.
THIS IS WHAT IS DECLARES AT
THIS POINT. AN ACTIVE SHOOTER.
LISTEN TO THE SOUNDS HERE.
SHOTS ARE BEING FIRED. YOU CAN
HEAR THEM IN THE DISTANCE
ACTIVELY THOSE OFFICERS
CONTINUE TOWARDS THOSE SOUNDS.
THERE IS NO STOPPING. THERE IS
NO HESITATION ALONG THE WAY
WE’RE TRAINED. EVERY SHOT
FIRED COULD POSSIBLY BE
SOMEONE ELSE LOSING THEIR
LIFE. YOU SEE THEM ENTER INTO
THAT ROOM. WHY DID THEY ENTER
INTO THAT ROOM BECAUSE IT WAS
UNLOCKED.
>> THESE OFFICERS BYPASS DOORS
THAT ARE LOCKED BECAUSE I HAVE
TO GET TO THE RIGHT. THEY NEED
TO STOP IT. THE PASSING DOOR
TO LOOKING IN. I WANT REALIZE
SOMETHING HERE AT THIS POINT.
THERE ARE ONLY 3 COPS IN THIS
BUILDING WHEN THEY FIRST
ENTERED THE DOOR AND OTHER
PEOPLE ARE CATCHING ON TO
THEM. THE DAYS OF WAITING FOR
BACKUP ARE OVER. WE DON’T
TRAIN LIKE THIS ANYMORE.
>> AND WHAT WE DO IS WE
CONTINUE. WE ENTER AND WE’VE
GOT TO STOP THE THREAT. SO
WHAT HAPPENS HERE? A DETOUR?
WHY? BECAUSE THE SHOTS ARE
BEING HERE FROM THE FROM THE
RIGHT SIDE OF THE HALLWAY.
THEY HAVE NO IDEA THEY WERE
ABOUT TO ENCOUNTER THE THREAT
HERE. THE OFFICER DOES WHAT WE
CALL CUTTING THE PIE. AND
ENCOUNTERS THE SUSPECT AND
ENDS THE THREAT RIGHT THERE.
THIS OFFICER TAKES NOT A
SECOND TO ENGAGE HERE.
IDENTIFIES THE THREAT, SEIZE
THE FIREARM AND PUTS DOWN THIS
ASSAILANT. I HAVE NO WORDS TO
DESCRIBE THESE OFFICERS, BUT
THE DEFINITION OF BRAVERY,
LADIES, I’M TALKING THE
QUALITY, THE STATE OF MENTAL
FORTITUDE TO BE ABLE TO FACE
DANGER AND TO PUT YOURSELF
ASIDE, WE’RE TALKING A
FOUR-YEAR VETERAN. A 9 YEAR
VETERAN NEEDS ARE. PATROL
OFFICERS. OFFICER ANGLE BERT
AND YOU GUYS ARE HEROES. IN
THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS. I
WANT BRING IT LOCALLY AND WHAT
I KIND OF EXPLAIN IT TO YOU
GUYS EARLIER. THESE ARE
AVERAGE PATROL OFFICERS. YOU
SAY AVERAGE PATROL OFFICERS,
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR THE
PERSON THAT SO WE LEAVE THE
STATION HERE WERE DRIVING DOWN
JOHN YOUNG. WE SEE AN OPD
OFFICER JUST DRIVE BY OR PULL
SOMEONE OVER SOMEONE YOU WOULD
CALL WHEN YOU CALL 9, ONE OR
TO COMPLAIN. ALL RIGHT. COOL.
WE’RE GOING TO SEND A UNIT OUT
TO YOUR HOUSE RIGHT NOW.
THAT’S WHAT I CONSIDER THE
AVERAGE PATROL OFFICER. THESE
MEN AND WOMEN ARE TRAINED FOR
THIS STUFF LOCALLY. WHAT I SAW
IN THIS VIDEO IS EXACTLY HOW
WE TRAIN HERE IN CENTRAL
FLORIDA. THIS COULD YES, THIS
WE LOST 6 LIVES AND WE CANNOT
FORGET ABOUT THAT. BUT THIS
SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN WE
COULD HAVE LOST 20, 30 LIVES
HERE. AND WE TALK ABOUT FROM
THE TIME OF THE CALL TO WHEN
THEY TOOK DOWN THE ACTIVE
SHOOTER. THIS WAS IT HAPPENED.
VERY BAD. YEAH. BRIDGETT.
WE’RE TALKING. I THINK WE’RE
WITHIN 45 MINUTE TIME SPAN
HERE OF A SHOTS FIRED CALL.
PEOPLE WERE DOWN THESE LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ANSWERED
THE CALL AND LITERALLY RAN
INTO THE BUILDING. AND I THINK
THAT IS WHAT WE NEED TO
REMEMBER. AND IF THERE ARE LAW
ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OUT THERE
LIKE THIS OR THAT, DON’T
COURSE ALL THIS TRAINING AND
WOW, THAT’S NOT HOW WE TRAIN.
YOU NEED TO CHANGE THE BOOK.
THAT’S HOW YOU NEED TO TRAIN.
AND THIS SAVED LIVES AND TO
THE NASHVILLE POLICE
DEPARTMENT, THIS COUNTRY’S
WATCHING. AND WE’RE VERY PROUD
OF YOU. SO THANK YOU GUYS. AND
WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE, YOU
KNOW, ALL OF OUR SCHOOL
WORKERS WHO ARE TRAINING THESE
CHILDREN ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE
DO. WE DID FIRE DRILLS. WE NOW
THESE CHILDREN HAVE TO GO
THROUGH THESE DRILLS WHERE
THEY HAVE TO GO INTO A ROOM
AND BE QUIET FOR CERTAIN
AMOUNT OF TIME WHEN THAT ALARM
>> IS GOING OFF. LIKE WE HEARD
THERE, THINK THAT STRESS FOR A
STUDENT SITTING IN A CLASSROOM
AND HEARING THAT AND THEN THE
YELLING FROM A POLICE OFFICER
TO SEE CHANCE, IT’S TRAUMATIC
AND AND IT’S UNFORTUNATE TIME
THAT WE LIVE IN. AND IT’S
SOMETHING THAT, YOU KNOW, WE
AS ALWAYS, WE JUST GOT TO GET
USED TO KNOW WE SHOULD NOT GET
USED TO THIS. BUT AT THE END
OF THE DAY, IT’S THOSE LAW
ENFORCEMENT SAYS TRAINING HARD
AND THE SCHOOL STAFF LET THAT
LADY OUTSIDE. MY GOSH. SO ALL
SAYING GIVING VITAL
INFORMATION TO A LAW
ENFORCEMENT THAT’S ABOUT TO
RUN IN THERE AND HOPEFULLY
SAVE LIVES. SHE’S SHE IS ALSO
HERE. WE ALL HAVE TO BE AWARE
AND EVEN AS MUCH AS JUST
WATCHING THE DOORS AND THAT,