Shooting at a Florida school: a new video shows "mistakes"

Local media reports that new images of this year's murderous shooting in Parkland, Florida, show that officials are "under-prepared" and "overwhelmed".

Surveillance images taken inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were revealed Friday as part of a ten-month survey conducted by the South Florida Sun Sentinel.

The film shows "58 minutes of chaos" on campus, says Sun Sentinel.

Seventeen people died as a result of the February shooting, including 14 students. 19659007] "An armed man from an AR-15 fired bullets, but a series of blunders, bad policies, poor training initiation and poor leadership have helped him succeed" said Sun Sentinel, after reconstructing the events with the help of surveillance footage and official reports. [19659007] His investigation comes as a preliminary report on the shooting should be handed over to the authorities on January 1.

A draft version of the Public Safety Commission of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was released this month.

What does the new video surveillance reveal?

The local news website uses video footage from inside the school to explore, minute by minute, the events of February 14.

The shooting, one of the deadliest in contemporary US history, sparked national demonstrations and walkouts by students. on school safety.

A former student of the school, Nikolas Cruz, was charged with the attack.

The Sun Sentinel timeline shows that, despite the fact that the suspect enters the campus with a rifle bag, several staff members do not seem to react promptly. report a red code – a measure that could have put students in isolation.

Instead, the building's fire alarm was triggered, causing some students to leave their classrooms in the direction of danger, as shown in a movie .

According to authorities, Nikolas Cruz, a former student of the school, killed 11 on the first floor of the school and six others on the third floor.

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The third-level students have died outside the classroom in the hallway and the stairwell, officials said.

A student, Joaquin Oliver, died outside of a bathroom that had been locked up, apparently due to ongoing problems of students evaporating at home. l & # 39; inside.

What does the report say?

The 407-page draft document brings together more than nine months of delay and testimony. [19659007] Its content concerns failures such as the closing of school gates and details the online activity of the suspect that suggests his intentions before the attack.

Scot Peterson, an armed officer stationed at the school, was strongly criticized, notably by President Donald Trump, for failing to get into the school building and to engage the school. shooter.

The Sun Sentinel investigation and commission have both pointed to broader police failures.

The preliminary report recommended that seven officers arrived at the scene to conduct a new internal examination.

"Since Columbine, officers have been told to rush to kill and neutralize the murderer, but Broward's early MPs are not rushing," Sentinel reports that, referring to the shooting at a Colorado school in 1999, which killed 13 people and two perpetrators.

The newspaper uses diagrams and images filmed by the body to show police delays in front of the building.

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The draft report also revealed that confusion resulting in the rewinding of surveillance images may have aggravated the problem.

Some officials felt that the images being viewed were broadcast live, which meant that the moment when the author of the incident had been distorted was distorted. As Sun Sentinel said, "Cruz has already walked to a nearby Walmart and ordered a drink at the subway", while the police thought it was on the second floor of the building.

The newspaper's investigation includes new footage available of the murderer who runs away from school after giving up his gun in an attempt to blend in with the evacuation of students .

Andrew Pollack, whose daughter died in the shooting, shares the sun. The Sentinel article on Twitter describes the "alleged failures" as "heartbreaking"

He also called on Broward County Sheriff, Scott Israel, to resign from his post.

the shooting.

Following the draft report, Mr. Israel issued a document detailing the changes already made, including additional training for his officers.

In a statement released this week, he claimed that the reforms "were not the end of the process," insisting to confirm it. would also implement the recommendations of the commission.

Will teachers have guns?

The panel's panel voted 13 votes in favor of state legislators allowing qualified teachers to carry firearms to school.

The motion is seconded by Speaker Trump. The School Safety Commission also provided support.

In 14 US states, some teachers already carry firearms, but a broader policy remains a source of political discord.

Some parents of victims and surviving students have spoken out against her in recent days.

Cameron Kasky, students who helped organize national events as a result of this event, wrote for CNN that he was "shocked" by the recommendation and that he was denying that it reassures him.