The FBI was warned last month that Nikolas Cruz was an armed psycho who
might shoot up a school — but it didn’t bother investigating, the agency
admitted Friday.
Pressure on Bureau Mounts...
Pressure on Bureau Mounts...
The
revelation that the FBI botched a potentially life-saving tip on the Florida
school shooting suspect is a devastating blow to America's top law enforcement
agency at a time when it is already under extraordinary political pressure.
Even before the startling disclosure that the FBI failed to investigate a warning that
the suspect, Nikolas Cruz, could be
plotting an attack, the bureau was facing unprecedented criticism from
President Trump and other Republicans, who have accused it of partisan bias.
Before Nikolas Cruz carried out his mass killing at
a Florida high school this week, police responded to his home
39 times over a seven-year period, according to disturbing new documents.
Details about the calls to the Broward County Sheriff’s
Office — obtained from police records by CNN —
were not immediately available and it was impossible to determine if all
involved Cruz.
Nikolas
Cruz cut his arms on Snapchat and said he wanted to buy a gun in September
2016, more than a year before he was accused of killing 17 people in a school in Parkland, Florida,
records obtained by the South Florida Sun Sentinel show.
The incident on
the digital social network prompted an investigation by sheriff’s deputies and
adult welfare investigators from the Department of Children & Family
Services.
Nikolas Cruz was reportedly one of the members in a private group chat on
Instagram where they exchanged racist and violent messages
Cruz joined the chat, called 'Murica great', around August 2017
In some of the messages, the 19-year-old suspected shooter talked about
his hatred for African Americans, Jews and gay people
Cruz reportedly threatened to kill people in one message and used his
paycheck to buy body armor
Other messages included Cruz talking about killing birds with his gun and
sending a letter to President Donald Trump and getting a response
The teen is accused of killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
School in Parkland, Florida on Wednesday, February 14
He was arraigned on 17 counts of premeditated murder - charges that carry
the possibility of the death penalty
Fire alarm put students, staff in gunman's way...
Fire alarm put students, staff in gunman's way...
How killer’s path through a
school left 17 dead in six short minutes of terror
Anger bubbles over at funerals...
Anger bubbles over at funerals...
An early morning fog rises where 17 memorial crosses were placed,
for the 17 deceased students and faculty from the Wednesday shooting at Marjory
Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. As
families began burying their dead, authorities questioned whether they could
have prevented the attack at the high school where a gunman, Nikolas Cruz, took
several lives.
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) -- Thousands of angry students, parents,
teachers and neighbors of a Florida high school where 17 people were killed
demanded Saturday that immediate action be taken on gun-control legislation,
insisting they would not relent until their demands were met.
The rallies in Fort Lauderdale and St. Petersburg gave a political
outlet to the growing feelings of rage and mourning sparked by the carnage.
Authorities say a former student who had been expelled, had mental health
issues and been reported to law enforcement, used a legally purchased
semiautomatic rifle to kill students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
School in Parkland.
