Officials and law enforcement are briefing the press in Parkland, Fla. right now and FBI Special Agent in Charge, Robert Lask, just explained that they couldn’t identify Nikolas Cruz as the person who wrote in the comments on a YouTube video, “I want to be a professional school shooter”:
FBI investigated 2017 YouTube comment "I'm going to be a professional school shooter"; agency couldn't ID person. –@AP
— David Charns WMTW (@DavidWMTW) February 15, 2018
Watch:
https://twitter.com/TomNamako/status/964167196455862272
From Lasky: “”The FBI conducted database reviews [and] checks, but was unable to further identify the person who actually made the comment.”
FBI on YouTube user who made "professional school shooter" comment: "The FBI conducted database reviews [and] checks, but was unable to further identify the person who actually made the comment." pic.twitter.com/qNnNeca3C8
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) February 15, 2018
And we’re still waiting to hear more from YouTube:
FBI Special Agent Robert Lasky confirms that agency received a tip this year about YouTube user Nikolas Cruz commenting that he wanted to be a professional school shooter, but agents could not verify "time, location, or identity." Still no response from YouTube
— Brianna Sacks (@bri_sacks) February 15, 2018
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Related:
REPORT: YouTuber alerted the FBI about Nikolas Cruz in September 2017 https://t.co/AeS534j5cM
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 15, 2018
Former NYPD commish Bernard Kerik rips FBI for inaction on Nikolas Cruz https://t.co/C8cM646joD
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) February 15, 2018
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