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# 911 Calls Released From the Florida School Shooting Show Confusion and Chaos

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_Published 2018-03-09. In the minutes after a gunman opened fire in a Florida high school, killing 17, frantic students and parents begin flooding 911 with calls._


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## Transcript

911 what is your emergency? I think I hear gunshots. What is the address you heard that you heard a gunshot? I don't know. I'm in Parkland Isles. It sounds like it's over towards the high school, towards Douglas. Might have been gunshots maybe 15 minutes ago, then I just heard four or five right in a row just a few minutes ago NIne one one, what is your emergency? Someone's shooting up the school. I'm sorry I can; t hear you. Someone's shooting up the school at Stoneman Douglas School. Someone is doing what? Hello? Hello? [ BLANK_AUDIO ] Hello? Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is being shot up.

It's being shot up? Are you at the school? [ BLANK_AUDIO ] I can't hear you. Are you at the school? [ SOUND ] 9- 1- 1, what is your emergency? Yes I just got a call from Douglas High School. A female on the line advised me that there is a shooter at the school. Okay, at Douglas High School, in what city? Yes, in Parkland. From a student? Yes, a female called in. It sounded like possible shots in the background. Okay. I think I heard five or six in two different bursts. Okay, I got another caller advising someone was shot in the 1200 building. My son is Stoneman Douglas High School he said he heard noises And he thinks there's a shooting going on at the school.

Okay we do have police on scene at the school. Police is on scene there. Looks like same thing you're seeing [ UNKNOWN ] Is it secure? We don't have that information as yet. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] Ma'am, where is your son inside the school? What room number is he in? He said he's in one of the math classes. Okay, do you know what room number that is? He didn't tell me the number. I asked and he said he's locked in a math class. Okay, he's locked. Okay, just tell him to stay locked in that room And what grade is he in? He's in 11th grade. What's your son's name? [ BLANK_AUDIO ] Ma'am, hello? [ SOUND ] The girl is saying she hears things in the hallway right now.

Mr. [ UNKNOWN ], I love you. Mr. [ UNKNOWN ], I love you, I love you. I love you. [ UNKNOWN ] Okay. What is she saying. What is happening? Somebody just entered the room. Okay. Who is that entered the room? Maybe police? I love you. I love you. It's mom. Lord God, Lord God. Is that the police? No, it's not the police. It's okay. [ INAUDIBLE ] Police. They said put your hands up. I love you. I love you. It's gonna be fine. Can you hide somewhere? Can you play dead? Yes. You need to play dead. [ UNKNOWN ] The police are here. Police officers? The police are there? Yeah the police are there. 911 what is your emergency?

Please, my son called me now there is shooting in Douglas High School. Okay, Douglas High School? And they said it's happening in the school? Yes. Okay, stay on the line with me. Do not hang up, okay? 911, what is your emergency? Hi, my daugther just texted me from school. She's at Stoneman Douglas Marjory, Stoneman Douglas in Parkland and she says there's an active shooter. [ CROSSTALK ] Yeah, what room is she iN? Let me ask her, just a second. Okay, okay. 911, what is your emergency? Hi, apparently there's someone shooting guns in Douglas High School. At what school? Douglas High School in Parkland.

Douglas, okay, hang on a moment. [ CROSSTALK ] Are you there at this time? No, no, my fiance's little sister just texted me and said there's someone in here shooting guns, she's upstairs, she's scared. Where is she? She's in a classroom, I told her to stay safe and hide. 911, what is your emergency? Yes, this is [ UNKNOWN ] with a transfer, this person's advising the shooter at [ UNKNOWN ] He's in a safe spot and he's advising the shooter's in the north parking lot of the student lot. Okay. [ INAUDIBLE ] go ahead for PSO.

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