The investigation into Wednesdays’ deadly massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is just getting started. Just two days afterward the massacre, the frightening reality of all the warnings of that were missed and might have prevented the tragedy, are coming to light.
TV newscasts last night and this mornings newspaper headlines say it all. Here are just a sampling of those headlines.
Sun-Sentinel: Nikolas Cruz was investigated after cutting himself on Snapchat, state report shows
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.
Fox News: FBI’s Florida gaffes compound agency’s image problem
The FBI, which has been a frequent target of criticism from the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers, now faces additional scrutiny after admitting Friday that it botched a tip that could have averted Wednesday’s massacre in Parkland, Fla.
America’s top law enforcement agency said it failed to act on information that alleged shooter Nikolas Cruz had a “desire to kill people,” had written a series of alarming social media posts and had access to a gun.
CBS News: Florida Gov. Rick Scott calls on FBI Director Chris Wray to resign
Florida’s Republican Gov. Rick Scott is calling on FBI Director Christopher Wray to resign, after the FBI admitted it received a tip about the suspect in the Parkland shooting as recently as January, but failed to follow through on it.
The FBI admitted in a statement Friday that it received a call on Jan. 5 detailing concerns about Nikolas Cruz, the 19-year-old law enforcement officials believe is responsible for the deaths of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School earlier this week. The FBI determined “protocols were not followed” when a tip was phoned into the FBI’s public access line, but was never forwarded to the FBI’s Miami field office and received no further investigation.
Scott called that “unacceptable” in a statement he issued Friday.
New York Times: F.B.I. Was Warned of Florida Suspect’s Desire to Kill but Did Not Act
The F.B.I. received a tip last month from someone close to Nikolas Cruz that he owned a gun and had talked of committing a school shooting, the bureau revealed Friday, but it acknowledged that it had failed to investigate.
The tipster, who called an F.B.I. hotline on Jan. 5, told the bureau that Mr. Cruz had a “desire to kill people, erratic behavior and disturbing social media posts,” the F.B.I. said.
The Hill: FBI failed to follow protocol on tip about accused high school shooter
The FBI said Friday that it failed to follow “protocols” when it received a tip earlier this year about the teenager accused of killing 17 in a mass shooting at a South Florida high school.
In January, person close to the accused shooter, 19-year old Nikolas Cruz, called the FBI’s public tipline and raised concerns about his gun ownership, desire to kill and warned of a possible school shooting
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