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1st LD: FBI admits it failed to act on tip on Florida school shooter

Xinhua,February 17, 2018 Adjust font size:

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) admitted Friday that it received a tip in January on Nikolas Cruz, the Florida school shooter who killed 17 people Wednesday, but failed to follow up.

The FBI said in a statement that a person close to the shooter called the agency's tip line on Jan. 5 to warn about "Cruz's gun ownership, desire to kill people, erratic behavior, and disturbing social media posts, as well as the potential of him conducting a school shooting."

The statement came two days after Cruz, 19, opened fire with an AR-15 rifle at students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in the city of Parkland in Broward County.

Besides the 17 killings, the shooting also injured 14 others. Enditem

 

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