OTHER ATTENTION OR ANYTHING GOING ON THERE. BUT THEY’RE LETTING PARENTS PICK
THEM UP.
MEANTIME, PARENTS ARE RUSHING AS
MUCH AS THEY CAN TO THAT MIEJER
TO PICK THEIR CHILDREN UP OVER
AT THE GARDEN CENTER.
IT’S JUST NORTH OF THE SCHOOL.
JASON IS THERE.
I KNOW YOU’VE BEEN TALKING WITH
PARENTS.
HE WAS BRIEFING POLICE ON WHAT
IS BELIEVED TO BE KIND OF THE
THREAT THAT WAS LEADING UP TO
THIS.
AM I GOING TO START WITH YOUR
MOM, WALK ME THROUGH WHAT THIS
WAS LIKE AS A PARENT, AND
EXPLAIN, TREYSHON DIDN’T GO TO
SCHOOL TODAY BECAUSE OF A
PERCEIVED THREAT, CORRECT?
>> WELL, HE DIDN’T GO TO SCHOOL
TODAY BECAUSE HE WAS NOT FEELING
COMFORTABLE WITH GOING TO
SCHOOL.
HE HAD A CONSCIENTIOUS SAYING I
DON’T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL
TODAY, CAN’T I JUST DO IT
ONLINE.
AND BEFORE HYMN SAYING THAT HE
SAID MOM, NONE OF THE REST OF
THE KIDS IS GOING TODAY I SAID
OKAY.
HE SAID HE WASN’T ANSWERING
BECAUSE ALL OF THEM ALWAYS SAY
I’M READY, I’M UP, I’M GETTING
ON THE BUS OR MEET ME HERE, THAT
NATURE AND THAT WASN’T HAPPENING
TODAY AND WHY WAS THAT?
>> WAS THERE AN UNEASY FEELING?
>> YES, AN UNEASY FEELING THAT
HE HAD AND DIDN’T WANT TO GO.
>> I JUST GOT LIKE A LITTLE BIT
OF FEELING, WHEN I GOT UP TODAY,
I TEXT ME AND MY LITTLE COUSINS,
BECAUSE I’M A SENIOR, THEY’RE
LIKE A LITTLE YOUNGER THAN ME,
AND I TEXT THEM AND LIKE IS
ANYBODY UP, WHO’S GOING TO
SCHOOL, GET UP, WE’RE GOING TO
SCHOOL, NO ONE RESPONDED AND SO
I’M LIKE THIS IS WEIRD.
WE NEVER DO THIS.
EITHER LIKE SOMEBODY’S SICK OR
LIKE SOMETHING IS WRONG.
AND KIDS PLAY AROUND AND SAY
WE’RE GONNA SHOOT UP THE SCHOOL
BUT YOU DON’T PLAY AROUND.
THIS IS SERIOUS, YOU CAN’T DO
THAT.
THERE’S A LOT OF STUFF THAT’S
GOING ON.
IT’S BEEN TRAGIC, AND IT’S LIKE,
I DON’T EVEN KNOW.
IT’S JUST --
>> WHEN YOU HEARD ABOUT WHAT WAS
GOING ON AT SCHOOL TODAY, YOU
WEREN’T THERE BUT LEARNED
THERE’S AN ACTIVE SHOOTER, WHAT
WAS GOING THROUGH YOUR BEHIND?
>> MY FIRST THING WHEN I GOT UP,
I GOT UP, I PUT MY SHOES ON AND
PUT MY COAT ON, COME ON, LET’S
GO.
I HAVE A FRIEND, MORE LIKE MY
COUSIN.
I THINK OF HIM LIKE MY COUSIN
AND I SAID HE’S IN THERE, HE’S
THE ONLY ONE THAT WENT TO SCHOOL
AND I NEED TO GET UP THERE TO
GET HIM OUT OF THAT SCHOOL
BECAUSE I DON’T WANT ANYTHING TO
HAPPEN TO HIM.
>> AND HE IS OKAY?
>> YEAH, HE’S FINE.
HE’S AT HOME.
A LITTLE BIT SCARED BUT HE’LL BE
OKAY?
THE THREATS THAT WE’VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT, THE UNDERSHERIFF
LOOKING INTO THESE THREATS,
THERE WAS SOMETHING POSTED ABOUT
A DEER HEAD.
>> OH, THAT HAPPENED LIKE
PROBABLY A MONTH AGO, WHICH IS
LIKE SOMEBODY CUT OFF A DEER
HEAD, HIS NECK, RIGHT ON HIS
NECK.
>> AN ACTUAL DEER HEAD.
>> AN ACTUAL DEER HEAD, BLOOD
AND EVERYTHING, AND THREW IT IN
OUR COURTYARD IN OUR SCHOOL.
WHAT YOU HAVE TO GET INSIDE THE
SCHOOL TO GET IN THAT COURTYARD
AND IT’S OUTSIDE.
AND THEY LIKE DREW ALL ALONG THE
BUILDINGS ON THE WALL LOOKING
FOR OUR PRINCIPAL, THEY WANTED
TO TALK TO OUR PRINCIPAL AND ASK
HIM WHERE HE IS IT’S A LOT TO
THIS.
I MEAN, I DON’T HAVE ALL THE
DETAILS --
>> AND THEY’RE STILL
INVESTIGATING.
CONFIRMED IF IT’S CONNECTED TO
THIS SOPHOMORE WHO PULLED THE
TRIGGER TODAY.
AS YOU GUYS GOT HERE YOU SAW A
COUPLE OF STUDENTS THAT CAME
OUT, I DON’T WANT TO TO NAME ANY
NAMES BUT HOW IS THAT HITTING
YOU, KNOWING THAT YOU KNOW SOME
OF THESE KIDS THAT WERE SHOT?
>> IT WORRIES ME A LOT.
I GREW UP WITH THESE KIDS FOR SO
LONG.
I’VE BEEN GOING OUT HERE FOR
ALMOST LIKE FOUR OR FIVE YEARS
NOW.
AND I KNOW OF THESE KIDS, THAT
THEY’RE HURT AND THEY’RE SAD,
AND THEIR PARENTS DON’T KNOW
WHAT TO DO.
BUT IT’S GONNA BE OKAY.
GOD WILL HEAL EVERYBODY.
EVERYBODY WILL BE FINE.
>> WE’RE CERTAINLY GOOD YOU’RE
OKAY.
ROB, FROM A PARENTS’ STANDPOINT,
A YOU TO ME ABOUT SAFETY, DO YOU
FEEL SAFE LETTING HIM GO BACK TO
SCHOOL HERE?
>> NO, I DO NOT.
BECAUSE THEY HAVEN’T GOT THIS
UNDER CONTROL.
IF ALL THESE THINGS ALREADY
HAPPEN, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT
MIGHT HAPPEN AGAIN AND I’M NOT
GONNA RISK MY CHILD BEING ABLE
TO GET HURT.
SO I WOULD PREFER JUST TO HAVE
HIM ONLINE.
I’M NOT SENDING HIM BACK TO THE
SCHOOL.
THERE’S NOTHING THAT NOBODY CAN
SAY, OH, YOU GOING TO SCHOOL,
OH, IT’S OVER.
YOU DON’T KNOW, YOU CAN’T
PREDICT ANYTHING FOR THAT TO
HAPPEN, SO NO, I RATHER FOR HIM
TO GO ONLINE, AND MY CONDOLE
LENGTHSES GO TO ALL OF THE
FAMILY AND STAFF AND THE KIDS
THAT WERE INJURED AND ALL OF THE
TRAUMA, TIES AND THINGS THAT
CAUSED ALL OF THOSE STUDENTS AND
STAFF.
>> AND I’VE SEEN A LOT OF
PARENTS TODAY AND THEY’RE
DEFINITELY IN A STATE OF SHOCK.
IS IT THAT WAY FOR YOU TOO?
>> YES, IT IS.
>> IF NO ONE ELSE IS GONNA LET
THEIR VOICE BE HEARD, THEN MINE
IS GOING TO BE HEARD.
YOU’VE GOTTA TO BE ABLE TO GET
THESE KIDS UNDER CONTROL.
THEY HAVE TO GET THIS WHOLE
THING UNDERCONTROL.
SECURITY IS A MUST.
YOU CAN’T SAY IT WON’T HAPPEN.
IT CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE.
SO, YEAH, I’M NOT SENDING MY KID
BACK TO NO SCHOOL, HE CAN’T EVEN
SIT DOWN AND GET A LESSON TO
KNOW THAT I’M GONNA GET A PHONE
CALL AND SAY MY CHILD BEEN SHOT
OR IT’S A SHOOTING, NO THAT’S
CRAZY.
I WAS PRAYING ALL THE WAY,
THANKING GOD, BLESSINGS.
YOU GOTTA THEREON YOUR KIDS, AND
HE WAS VERY FIRM OF SAYING I’M
NOT GOING.
>> ROBIN, WE’RE GLAD HE’S OKAY.
AND THANK YOU BOTH FOR TALKING
TO US.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> AND THE UNDERSHERIFF TOLD ME
A MINUTE AGO THAT WE’RE
EXPECTING ANOTHER BRIEFING
COMING UP AT 5:00.
WE STILL GOT A LONG WAY FOR THAT
BUT AS THEY ACTIVELY INVESTIGATE
SOME OF THIS, I CAN TELL YOU
THAT, WE’RE ACROSS THE STREET
FROM MIEJER WHERE THE ORIGINAL
STAGING AREA WAS, BUT THERE’S
BEEN ALL KINDS OF OVERFLOW.
FAMILIES HAVE COME ACROSS HERE
AND HOMELAND SECURITY HAS
REACHED OUT TO A BIKE SHOP OVER
HERE THAT JUST HAS A LOT OF
PROPERTY AND THEY’RE ABLE TO
HOUSE SOME KIDS THERE IF THEY
NEED TO, SO IT’S BECOME A
STAGING AREA OVER HERE AND IN
TALKING TO SOME PARENTS OVER
THERE, I CAN TELL YOU THAT A FEW
OF THEM WERE WAITING WORD ON
THEIR LOVED ONES TO FINDS OUT IF
THEIR KIDS ARE OKAY AND IT’S A
SCENE STRAIGHT OUT OF EVERY
PARENT’S NIGHTMARE AS THEY TRY
TO WAIT FOR THAT SOE’RE
WAITING FOR AN UPDATE AND WE
WILL UPDATE YOU AS SOON AS WE
GET THAT, BUT FOR NOW I’LL SEND
IT BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO.
>> I WANTED TO SAY BEFORE YOU 20
TO THAT INTERVIEW, I SAW THAT
STUDENT JUST HUGGING -- IT
APPEARED TO BE A POLICE OFFICER
WAS THAT THE CASE.
>> HE WAS THE FIRST ONE OVER
HERE THAT HAD BROUGHT TO THEIR
ATTENTION THAT THERE HAD BEEN
OTHER THREATS IN RECENT DAYS AND
GOING BACK A MONTH AGO TO THE
DEER HEAD SITUATION HE WAS
TALKING ABOUT WHERE SOMEONE
POSTED IT.
AND WHEN WE TALKED TO HER
EARLIER BY THE WAY SHE SAID THE
THREAT THAT REALLY SPURRED HER
SON AND SOME FRIENDS TO NOT GO
TO SCHOOL WAS MUCH MORE
EXPLICIT, INCLUDED THE WORDS
SAYING IF YOU COME TO SCHOOL
TODAY, BUT THEY WEREN’T SURE WHO
IT WAS DIRECTED AT, IF YOU COME
TO SCHOOL TODAY, WILL YOU GET
SHOT.
SO THE KECK, THE EMOTION THERE,
ONCE HE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE,
GAVE HIM A HUG.
A LOT OF HUGS GOING AROUND
TODAY.
>> VERY MUCH NEEDED.
WE’LL LET YOU GO AND TALK WITH