LET’S GET THE LATEST FROM THIS
BRIEFING.
>> THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, FBI WAS
HERE, THE U.S. MARSHAL, ATF WAS
HERE.
SOME OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT
HAVE ASSISTED US OR THE
SOUTHFIELD P.D., MICHIGAN STATE
POLICE, U.S. MARSHAL.
AS I TOLD YOU EARLIER TODAY,
ABOUT 12:51, WE HAD OVER 100 911
CALLS OF AN ACTIVE SHOOTER AT
OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL ACROSS THE
WAY THERE.
YOU’VE ALL SEEN IT.
DEPUTIES RESPONDED WITHIN 5
MINUTES AND HAD THE SUSPECT IN
CUSTODY.
HE GAVE UP THE WEAPON, IT WAS A
SEMI-AUTOMATIC HANDGUN.
HE FIRED MULTIPLE SHOTS.
WE HAVE UPDATED INFORMATION ON
THE NUMBER OF DECEASED.
IT IS 3.
WE HAVE 3 STUDENTS, A
16-YEAR-OLD MALE, A 14-YEAR-OLD
FEMALE, AND A 17-YEAR-OLD
FEMALE.
WE ALSO HAVE 8 OTHERS THAT WERE
SHOT, VARIOUS STAGES AT 3
DIFFERENT HOSPITALS, McLAREN
LAPEER, McLAREN PONTIAC AND ST.
JOE’S IN PONTIAC.
THE TWO PEOPLE ARE CURRENTLY IN
SURGERY, DO NOT HAVE THEIR
CONDITION.
THE OTHER 6 ARE ALL IN STABLE
CONDITION WITH VARIOUS GUNSHOT
WOUNDS.
THE SUSPECT, LIKE I SAID, 15
YEARS OLD, STUDENT OF OXFORD
HIGH SCHOOL, LIVES IN THE
VILLAGE OF OXFORD.
GOVERNOR, IF YOU WANT TO SAY
ANYTHING AND I’LL TAKE QUESTIONS
AFTER THAT.
>> I APPRECIATE THE QUICK
RESPONSE OF ALL OF OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS.
MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE
FAMILIES.
THIS IS AN UNIMAGINABLE TRAGEDY.
I HOPE THAT WE CAN ALL RISE TO
THE OCCASION AND WRAPS OUR ARMS
AROUND THE FAMILIES, THE
AFFECTED CHILDREN AND SCHOOL
PERSONNEL AND THIS COMMUNITY.
IT IS, UHM, UNIMAGINABLE TRAGEDY
AND JUST, UHM, I JUST WANTED TO
BE HERE BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS
AN IMPORTANT MOMENT FOR US TO
SUPPORT ONE ANOTHER, TO SUPPORT
THIS COMMUNITY, AND, UHM, I WANT
TO THANK OUR FIRST RESPONDERS
AGAIN.
>> WE’LL TAKE LIMITED QUESTIONS.
WE’LL HAVE MUCH MORE DETAIL
TONIGHT AT 10:00.
I CAN TELL YOU, WE’RE ACTIVELY
WORKING THE SCENE.
THE FORENSIC LAB IS HERE,
MULTIPLE DETECTIVES.
WE HAD OVER A HUNDRED SHERIFF’S
DEPUTIES IN MARKED AND UNMARKED
CARS RESPOND AND PATROL CARS
FROM OTHER AGENCIES THAT I
MENTIONED EARLIER.
[OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS]
>> Reporter: ANYTHING NEW ON
WHAT MIGHT HAVE MOTIVATED HIM?
>> WE’RE STILL INVESTIGATING
THAT.
>> Reporter: WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT WARNING SIGNS FROM
STUDENTS AND PARENTS?
>> WE’RE HEARING ALL KINDS OF
RUMORS ABOUT WARNING SIGNS.
WE HAVE A SCHOOL LIAISON DEPUTY
ASSIGNED TO THE HIGH SCHOOL.
I’M NOT AWARE OF, AND WE ARE NOT
AWARE OF ANY WARNINGS.
IF THERE WERE, WE WORK CLOSELY
WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AND THE
PRINCIPAL AT THE SCHOOL.
IF THERE WERE, I BELIEVE THEY
WOULD HAVE TOLD US.
DON’T BELIEVE AND HEAR
EVERYTHING YOU SEE ON SOCIAL
MEDIA.
I SAW A SCREEN SHOT ABOUT
ALLEGEDLY THE SHOOTER WARNING
PEOPLE NOT TO COME TO SCHOOL
TODAY BUT THAT WAS SOMEBODY WHO
GOT IT FROM SOMEBODY.
SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL WITH THAT
INFORMATION.
THERE’S A LOT OF -- BECAUSE OF
SOCIAL MEDIA, THERE’S A LOT OF
STUFF OUT THERE.
I CAN’T CONFIRM WHETHER IT’S
TRUE OR NOT.
ULTIMATELY, WE WILL GET TO THE
BOTTOM OF THIS.
WE’RE EXECUTING A SEARCH WARRANT
AT THE SUSPECT’S HOUSE AND HE IS
NOT COOPERATING WITH US AT THIS
POINT IN TIME.
>> Paula: HAVE YOU HAD A CHANCE
TO TALK TO THE PARENTS?
>> THEY DID NOT WANT THEIR SON
TO TALK TO US AND HIRED AN
ATTORNEY.
THE SHOOTING HAPPENED IN THE
SCHOOL, MOST OF THE SHOOTINGS AT
THE SOUTH END OF THE SCHOOL.
I CAN’T SAY IF IT WAS IN A
CLASSROOM.
MORE DETAIL AT 10:00 TONIGHT.
>> THOSE SHOT, WERE THEY IN THE
HALLWAY OR CLASSROOM?
>> I CAN’T TELL YOU THAT, I
DON’T KNOW.
>> WERE THEY TARGETED?
>> WE DON’T KNOW.
WE’LL GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THAT
AS WE GET FURTHER INTO THE
INVESTIGATION.
>> Reporter: [INAUDIBLE].
>> ABSOLUTELY, I CAN TELL YOU
OXFORD COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND OUR
OFFICE HAVE TRAINED MULTIPLE
TIMES ON ACTIVE SHOOTERS.
THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT HAD BEEN
VERY GOOD IN TRAINING THEIR
PERSONNEL AND STUDENTS ON ACTIVE
SHOOTERS.
>> Reporter: [INAUDIBLE].
>> I THINK IT’S TOO EARLY TO
TALK ABOUT POLICIES THAT MIGHT
NEED TO CHANGE AS A RESULT OF
THIS.
WE’RE RELYING ON LAW
ENFORCEMENT, AND AT THIS POINT
WE NEED TO FOCUS ON THE TRAGEDY
AT HAND.
>> Paula: HOW DID YOU HEAR ABOUT
THIS GOVERNOR?
>> MY TEAM HAD BEEN IN
COMMUNICATION WITH DAVE COULTER
AND LEADERSHIP HERE IN OAKLAND
COUNTY, THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE,
AND MICHIGAN STATE POLICE SO I
HEARD PRETTY QUICKLY.
BUT OBVIOUSLY I’VE BEEN
MONITORING IT NOT HAVING A LOT
OF INFORMATION.
SO I APPRECIATE THE WORK THEY’RE
DOING TO KEEP US ALL INFORMED.
>> Reporter: WE’VE SEEN THESE IN
OTHER STATES, IN OTHER PARTS OF
THE COUNTRY.
NOW IT’S HERE.
WHAT DOES THAT SAY?
>> THAT THIS IS A UNIQUELY
AMERICAN PROBLEM THAT WE NEED TO
ADDRESS.
AT THIS JUNCTURE, I THINK WE
NEED TO FOCUS ON THE COMMUNITY,
THE FAMILIES, SUPPORTING ALL THE
FIRST RESPONDERS, INCLUDING THE
INCREDIBLE PEOPLE AT OUR
HOSPITALS THAT ARE WORKING SO
HARD TO SAVE THE LIVES OF THOSE
FIGHTING FOR THEIR LIVES RIGHT
NOW.
>> Paula: YOU’RE A MOM AND
YOU’RE A HUMAN BEING AND YOU’RE
DEEPLY AFFECTED BY THIS.
TELL US ABOUT THAT.
>> THIS IS EVERY PARENT’S WORST
NIGHTMARE.
>> Reporter: YOU’RE STILL
WORKING THE SCENE OF THE SCHOOL,
CORRECT?
CHANCES ARE SCHOOL WILL NOT BE
HELD THERE TOMORROW OR ANY TIME
SOON, CORRECT?
>> I HAVE TO BELIEVE SCHOOL WILL
NOT BE IN SESSION TOMORROW.
WE’VE DONE THREE SWEEPS OF THE
HIGH SCHOOL TO MAKE SURE THAT
THERE’S NO OTHER VICTIMS OR
ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE NEED TO BE
AWARE OF.
BUT IT’S A LARGE -- FAIRLY LARGE
CRIME SCENE.
OUR FORENSIC LAB IS HERE
PROCESSING THE SCENE.
ALL THE PARENTS AND RELATIVES
HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE
DECEASED AND OF EVERYONE THAT
WAS SHOT, AND A DEPUTY HAS BEEN
ASSIGNED TO EACH AND EVERY
FAMILY.
>> Paula: DO YOU KNOW THE AGES.
VICTIMS?
>> I’M NOT GOING TO SAY AT THIS
POINT IN TIME.
>> Reporter: YOU SAID YOU TALKED
TO THE PARENTS OF THE SHOOTER.
>> VERY BRIEFLY.
>> Reporter: ARE THEY COOPERATE
SOMETHING.
>> IN THAT THEY CAME AND SAW
THEIR SON AT THE OXFORD
SUBSTATION AND LEFT.
>> Paula: AND THEY TOLD HIM NOT
TO SPEAK TO POLICE?
>> THAT’S CORRECT, WHICH IS HIS
RIGHT.
>> Paula: BUT THAT WOULD ALSO
INDICATE NOT A WILLINGNESS TO
COOPERATE AT THIS TIME.
>> WHO KNOWS WHAT THE FUTURE
BRINGS.
HE’S AT PONTIAC CHILDREN’S
VILLAGE, HE IS 15, COULD BE
CHARGED AS AN ADULT AND THAT’S
UP TO THE PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE.
>> HOW WOULD YOU CHARACTERIZE
THE PARENTS, WERE THEY
COOPERATIVE IN TAKING YOUR
QUESTIONS?
>> I WASN’T THERE.
THEY CAME AND MET WITH THEIR SON
AND TOLD US THEY WOULD NOT LET
HIM TALK.
AS A JUVENILE, WE HAVE TO GET
PERMISSION FROM THE PARENTS OR
THE GUARDIAN OF THAT JUVENILE IN
ORDER TO SPEAK TO THEM AND WE
DID NOT GET THAT.
>> Reporter: TWO LETTERS SENT
HOME TO PARENTS THIS MONTH
REGARDING OTHER THREATS.
ANY INDICATION THEY’RE TIED
TOGETHER?
>> NO.
THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT A
DEER HEAD INCIDENT, IT WAS
UNRELATED, A DIFFERENT INCIDENT.
>> Reporter: ANY INDICATION HE
WAS BULLIED IN SCHOOL?
>> NO INDICATION AT THIS POINT
IN TIME BUT IT’S ONGOING.
>> Paula: IS THIS A STUDENT WHO
HAD CONTACT WITH DISCIPLINE.
>> THERE ARE TWO OF YOU TALKING.
>> WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO MAKE
SURE GUNS DON’T GET IN?
>> WE HAVE A DEPUTY ASSIGNED
FULL TIME.
THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT HAS TAKEN
GREAT CARE, IN MY OPINION.
I LIVE ABOUT A MILE AND A HALF
FROM HERE.
I CAN TELL YOU I KNOW THE
SUPERINTENDENT PERSONALLY AND HE
HAS BEEN VERY PROACTIVE IN
TRYING TO PROTECT THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT.
THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THEY
CAN.
SHOULD EVERY SCHOOL AND EVERY
BUILDING HAVE METAL DETECTORS?
I CAN’T ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
[OVERLAPPING SPEAKERS]
>> HANG ON.
YOU GO NEXT OF.
>> HOW MUCH AMMUNITION DID HE
HAVE?
>> HE FIRED MULTIPLE SHOTS,
SOMEWHERE IN THE AREA OF 15-20
AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
>> Paula: DO YOU KNOW IF THIS
STUDENT HAD CONTACT WITH
DISCIPLINE IN THE PAST WITH THIS
SCHOOL SYSTEM?
>> I DON’T KNOW THAT.
>> WAS IT A GHOST GUN?
>> A GHOST GUN?
NO, NO IT WAS NOT.
I CAN TELL YOU IT’S NOT A GHOST
GUN.
>> WAS IT REGISTERED TO A FAMILY
MEMBER?
>> I’M NOT GOING TO GET INTO
THAT AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
>> THE DEPUTY AND ANOTHER DEPUTY
WHO RESPONDED TOOK HIM INTO
CUSTODY.
>> Reporter: AND THAT WAS ALL
WITHIN 5 MINUTES?
>> MY INFORMATION IS FROM THE
TIME THE FIRST CALL TAME IN TO
THE TIME HE WAS TAKEN INTO
CUSTODY, APPROXIMATELY 5
MINUTES.
WE HAD OVER 100 911 CALLS COME
INTO OUR CENTER.
>> Reporter: IF THEY HAD NOT
INTERVENED WITHIN THE FIVE
MINUTES, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN
WORSE AND HE COULD HAVE KEPT
SHOOTING PERHAPS?
>> I DON’T KNOW IF HE RAN OUT OF
BULLETS OR NOT AT THIS POINT IN
TIME, SO I DON’T WANT TO
SPECULATE.
[INAUDIBLE].
>> SAY IT AGAIN.
>> Reporter: A FULL-TIME DEPUTY
ENCOUNTERED THE SHOOTER OR WAS
HE INSIDE THE BUILDING?
>> HE AND ANOTHER DEPUTY TOOK
HIM INTO CUSTODY IN THE
BUILDING.
I’M SORRY?
>> Reporter: WHAT ABOUT THE 6
INJURED, ANY UPDATES?
>> 2 ARE IN SURGERY AND WE DON’T
KNOW THEIR CONDITIONS.
AND 6 ARE IN STABLE CONDITION.
THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 11.
3 DEAD, 8 SHOT.
UPGREATED THE LAST TIME WE WERE
HERE.
>> Reporter: DO YOU KNOW IF
THERE’S SURVEILLANCE VIDEO IN
THIS SCHOOL?
>> THIS SCHOOL DISTRICT DOES A
GREAT JOB WITH CAMERAS.
THERE ARE MULTIPLE CAMERAS
DETECTIVES WILL HAVE TO GO
THROUGH AND SEARCH.
>> Reporter: [INAUDIBLE].
>> THEY’RE HERE AND WILL GIVE US
ALL THE SUPPORT WE NEED.
SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE WATERS
WAS HERE EARLIER AND THEY’LL
GIVE US TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN
TERM OF -- WE HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA
SEARCHES AND POTENTIAL CELL
PHONES.
THERE ARE 1800 STUDENTS THAT GO
TO THIS HIGH SCHOOL.
I’M NOT SAYING ALL 1800 WERE
HERE TODAY BUT WE HAVE TO
INTERVIEW EACH AND EVERY ONE IF
THEY HAVE ANY KNOWLEDGE
WHATSOEVER.
>> Reporter: DO YOU HAVE ANY
MAKEUP OF THE 11 INJURED BETWEEN
TEACHERS AND STUDENTS?
>> 1 TEACHER, THE REST STUDENTS.
>> Paula: AND I ASSUME YOU’RE
LOOKING FOR INFORMATION FROM THE
PUBLIC, ANYBODY WHO HAS HAD
CONTACT WITH THIS YOUNG MAN.
MAKE YOUR PLEA TO THE PUBLIC.
>> IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION,
CALL 248-858-4911.
THAT’S 248-858-4911.
>> Paula: WHAT KIND OF
INFORMATION ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
>> ANY INFORMATION.
IF THEY KNOW ANYTHING AT ALL
ABOUT THIS YOUNG MAN OR WHAT WAS
GONNA HAPPEN OR WHAT HAPPENED
TODAY, THEY CAN CALL US.
>> Reporter: TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE,
HAS THIS SUSPECT HAD ANY PRIOR
RUN-INS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT?
>> NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.
>> THANKS UNDERSHERIFF.
>> 10:00 AT SHERIFF’S
HEADQUARTERS IN PONTIAC.
BUILDING 38 EAST, 200 NORTH
TELEGRAPH.
IT WILL BE A LOT WARMER BECAUSE