THIS IS NOW AMONG THE DEADLIEST
SCHOOL SHOOTINGS IN U.S. SCHOOL SHOOTINGS IN U.S. HISTORY. HISTORY. >> THAT IS HEART BREAKING, GABE, >> THAT IS HEART BREAKING, GABE, THANK YOU. THANK YOU. >>> WE TURN NOW TO A YOUNG WOMAN
NAMED SAMANTHA GRADY, A JUNIORAN NAMED SAMANTHA GRADY, A JUNIOR
IN THAT HIGH SCHOOL. IN THAT HIGH SCHOOL. SAMANTHA WAS HIDING IN THE SAMANTHA WAS HIDING IN THE CLASSROOM AND WAS ACTUALLY CLASSROOM AND WAS ACTUALLY GRAZED BY BULLETS DURING THAT GRAZED BY BULLETS DURING THAT SHOOTING. SHOOTING. SAMANTHA, GOOD MORNING. SAMANTHA, GOOD MORNING. ITS GOOD TO SEE YOUR FACE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
>> ANY TIME. >> ANY TIME.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. >> SAMANTHA, FIRST, I WANT TO >> SAMANTHA, FIRST, I WANT TO KNOW HOW YOURE FEELING. KNOW HOW YOURE FEELING. I KNOW YOU DID GET SOME BULLET I KNOW YOU DID GET SOME BULLET WOUNDS AND I KNOW YOUR BEST
FRIEND WAS SHOT RIGHT NEXT TO FRIEND WAS SHOT RIGHT NEXT TO
YOU. YOU. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. >> DO YOU KNOW HOW SHES DOING?
HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO HEAR WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO HEAR WHAT
HAPPENED TO HER? HAPPENED TO HER? >> YEAH.
UNFORTUNATELY SHE DIDNT MAKE UNFORTUNATELY SHE DIDNT MAKE
IT. IT.
>> SAMANTHA, WE ARE SO -- >> SAMANTHA, WE ARE SO --
>> WERE SO SORRY ABOUT THAT, >> WERE SO SORRY ABOUT THAT, SAMANTHA. SAMANTHA. SO SORRY.
ARE YOU OKAY, HONEY? ARE YOU OKAY, HONEY?
>> IM OKAY. >> IM OKAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
>> WERE SENDING LOVE AND >> WERE SENDING LOVE AND
PRAYERS TO YOU RIGHT NOW. PRAYERS TO YOU RIGHT NOW.
>> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU.
>> TELL US, IF YOU CAN, WHAT IT >> TELL US, IF YOU CAN, WHAT IT
WAS -- WHAT IT WAS LIKE IN THAT WAS -- WHAT IT WAS LIKE IN THAT CLASSROOM DURING THOSE MOMENTS.
DID YOU HEAR THE GUNFIRE FIRST? DID YOU HEAR THE GUNFIRE FIRST?
WHAT HAPPENED? WHAT HAPPENED?
>> WELL, I WAS DOING AN >> WELL, I WAS DOING AN
ASSIGNMENT FOR MY HOLOCAUST ASSIGNMENT FOR MY HOLOCAUST CLASS. CLASS. WE WERE -- LIKE I WAS TYPING.
I TOOK MY PHONE OUT BECAUSE I I TOOK MY PHONE OUT BECAUSE I
WANTED TO SHOW MY FRIEND WANTED TO SHOW MY FRIEND
SOMETHING. SOMETHING. AND THEN I HEARD TWO SHOTS.
MY FRIEND PUSHED ME AND SAID, MY FRIEND PUSHED ME AND SAID,
SMAM, SMAM,
SAM, AND I RAN TO THE LEFT SIDE SAM, AND I RAN TO THE LEFT SIDE
OF THE CLASSROOM. OF THE CLASSROOM.
THATS WHERE THERE WAS A BIG THATS WHERE THERE WAS A BIG
BOOKSHELF. BOOKSHELF. WE ALL KIND OF HUDDLED THERE
TOGETHER.ND OF HUDDLED THERE TOGETHER. WE WERE ALL -- LIKE WE CALL WE WERE ALL -- LIKE WE CALL CLAMPED REALLY CLOSE TIGHTLY CLAMPED REALLY CLOSE TIGHTLY TOGETHER AND THEN STUDENTS IN TOGETHER AND THEN STUDENTS IN FRONT OF ME, THERE WAS THIS
CABINET. ME, THERE WAS THIS CABINET. THEY PUSHED IT IN FRONT OF THEM
SO THAT IT WOULD DETER SOME OFM SO THAT IT WOULD DETER SOME OF
THE BULLETS. THE BULLETS.
AND THE GUNMAN -- LIKE THERE WAS AND THE GUNMAN -- LIKE THERE WAS
TWO PEOPLE IN THE HALLWAY THAT I TWO PEOPLE IN THE HALLWAY THAT I
KNOW, AND I BELIEVE -- THEY WERE KNOW, AND I BELIEVE -- THEY WERE
SHOT. SHOT. AND AFTER THOSE TWO -- AFTER I
HEARD THOSE TWO GUNSHOTS, THEN HEARD THOSE TWO GUNSHOTS, THEN
WE STARTED RUNNING. WE STARTED RUNNING.
THEN HE CAME FOR OUR CLASSROOM. THEN HE CAME FOR OUR CLASSROOM.
SO HE CAME AFTER HE SHOT THOSE SO HE CAME AFTER HE SHOT THOSE
OTHER TWO PEOPLE. OTHER TWO PEOPLE.
>> SAMANTHA, AS I UNDERSTOOD IT, >> SAMANTHA, AS I UNDERSTOOD IT,
THE DOOR TO YOUR CLASSROOM WAS THE DOOR TO YOUR CLASSROOM WAS
ACTUALLY LOCKED BUT HE SHOT ACTUALLY LOCKED BUT HE SHOT
THROUGH THE GLASS. THROUGH THE GLASS.
IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED? IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED?
>> YEAH. >> YEAH.
YEAH. YEAH.
THE DOOR WAS LOCKED THANKFULLY, THE DOOR WAS LOCKED THANKFULLY,
BUT LIKE HE SHOT QUITE A FEW BUT LIKE HE SHOT QUITE A FEW
BULLETS INTO THE GLASS AND IT BULLETS INTO THE GLASS AND IT
HIT A FEW PEOPLE BEHIND ME. HIT A FEW PEOPLE BEHIND ME.
YEAH. YEAH.
>> SOMETIMES YOU PUT ANYTHING IN >> SOMETIMES YOU PUT ANYTHING IN
FRONT OF YOU THAT YOU CAN TO TRY FRONT OF YOU THAT YOU CAN TO TRY
TO PROTECT YOURSELF. TO PROTECT YOURSELF.
WE ARE READING THAT YOUR FRIEND WE ARE READING THAT YOUR FRIEND
SUGGESTED TO YOU JUST GET A SUGGESTED TO YOU JUST GET A
BOOK, HOLD UP A BOOK. BOOK, HOLD UP A BOOK.
>> YEAH. >> YEAH.
MY FRIEND. MY FRIEND.
>> TELL ME ABOUT THAT. >> TELL ME ABOUT THAT.
>> SHE WAS -- SHE WAS THE ONE >> SHE WAS -- SHE WAS THE ONE
WHO PUSHED ME. WHO PUSHED ME.
AND WE WERE RUNNING, LIKE WE AND WE WERE RUNNING, LIKE WE
WERE ALREADY SITUATED IN THE -- WERE ALREADY SITUATED IN THE --
BY THE BOOKSHELF. BY THE BOOKSHELF.
SHES LIKE GRAB A BOOK, GRAB A SHES LIKE GRAB A BOOK, GRAB A
BOOK. BOOK. SO I TOOK A BOOK, IT WAS A TINY SO I TOOK A BOOK, IT WAS A TINY BOOK, BUT I HELD IT UP.
AND I BELIEVE MAYBE THE BOOK AND I BELIEVE MAYBE THE BOOK
KIND OF DETERRED SOME OF THE KIND OF DETERRED SOME OF THE
BULLETS SO IT DIDNT HIT ME SO BULLETS SO IT DIDNT HIT ME SO
BADLY, BUT SHE WAS THE ONE WHO BADLY, BUT SHE WAS THE ONE WHO
GAVE ME THE IDEA. GAVE ME THE IDEA.
SHE DEFINITELY HELPED A LOT. SHE DEFINITELY HELPED A LOT.
>> SAMANTHA, I KNOW YOU WERE >> SAMANTHA, I KNOW YOU WERE
ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE SCHOOL. ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE SCHOOL.
YOU WENT OVER TO WHERE IT WAS YOU WENT OVER TO WHERE IT WAS
SAFER BY THE AMBULANCE. SAFER BY THE AMBULANCE.
AT SOME POINT YOU WERE ABLE TO AT SOME POINT YOU WERE ABLE TO
CALL YOUR PARENTS AND SEE YOUR CALL YOUR PARENTS AND SEE YOUR
PARENTS. PARENTS. THEY MUST HAVE BEEN SO HAPPY TO
SEE YOU.T HAVE BEEN SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU.
WHAT WAS THAT REUNION LIKE? WHAT WAS THAT REUNION LIKE?
>> WELL, WHEN I FIRST LEFT THE >> WELL, WHEN I FIRST LEFT THE
SCHOOL, THEY DIDNT KNOW SCHOOL, THEY DIDNT KNOW
ANYTHING HAPPENED, SO I HID ANYTHING HAPPENED, SO I HID
BEHIND A TRUCK AND I CALLED BEHIND A TRUCK AND I CALLED
THEM. THEM. AND I MADE SURE I WAS KIND OF
CALM BECAUSE I DIDNT WANT THEM CALM BECAUSE I DIDNT WANT THEM
TO GO CRAZY. TO GO CRAZY.
SO AFTER THAT I -- AFTER A LONG SO AFTER THAT I -- AFTER A LONG
STORY SHORT, I WENT TO THE STORY SHORT, I WENT TO THE
AMBULANCE AND THEN WHILE I WAS AMBULANCE AND THEN WHILE I WAS
IN THE AMBULANCE, THEY RUSHED IN THE AMBULANCE, THEY RUSHED
DOWN TO THE SCHOOL BUT THEIR DOWN TO THE SCHOOL BUT THEIR
PHONE DIED SO THEY BORROWED PHONE DIED SO THEY BORROWED
SOMEONE ELSES PHONE AND THEN I SOMEONE ELSES PHONE AND THEN I
TOLD THEM, IM IN THE AMBULANCE TOLD THEM, IM IN THE AMBULANCE
AND IM ON MY WAY TO NORTH AND IM ON MY WAY TO NORTH
BROWARD AND I WILL -- TRY AND BROWARD AND I WILL -- TRY AND
COME THERE AND THEN JUST ASK FOR COME THERE AND THEN JUST ASK FOR
ME, ILL TELL THEM YOUR NAMES. ME, ILL TELL THEM YOUR NAMES.
THATS WHAT HAPPENED. THATS WHAT HAPPENED.
SO THEY RUSHED THERE. SO THEY RUSHED THERE.
I WAS ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF, I I WAS ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF, I
WAS ALREADY IN THE HOSPITAL BED. WAS ALREADY IN THE HOSPITAL BED.
THEY WALKED IN AND MY DAD WAS THEY WALKED IN AND MY DAD WAS
REALLY WORRIED. REALLY WORRIED.
LIKE IT WAS ETCHED ALL OVER HIS LIKE IT WAS ETCHED ALL OVER HIS
FACE AND MY MOM, SHE WAS LIKE FACE AND MY MOM, SHE WAS LIKE
BAWLING. BAWLING. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, IT WAS
PRETTY SCARY FOR BOTH OF THEM. PRETTY SCARY FOR BOTH OF THEM.
>> WELL, YOU ARE SUCH A BRAVE, >> WELL, YOU ARE SUCH A BRAVE,
YOUNG WOMAN. YOUNG WOMAN. JUST THE FACT THAT YOU WERE IN
THAT CLASSROOM, YOU HAD THE IN THAT CLASSROOM, YOU HAD THE
PRESENCE OF MIND TO CALL 911 AND PRESENCE OF MIND TO CALL 911 AND
YOURE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR YOURE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR
PARENTS FEELINGS. PARENTS FEELINGS.
THATS WHAT YOURE THINKING THATS WHAT YOURE THINKING
ABOUT. ABOUT.
TELL US WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU TELL US WHAT HAPPENED WHEN YOU
GOT HOME. GOT HOME. WERE YOU ABLE TO TALK IT OUT WERE YOU ABLE TO TALK IT OUT WITH YOUR FAMILY? WITH YOUR FAMILY? DID YOU FEEL LIKE DISCUSSING IT?
>> WELL, WE DID HAVE -- I MEAN A >> WELL, WE DID HAVE -- I MEAN A
LOT OF PEOPLE ASKED -- ACTUALLY LOT OF PEOPLE ASKED -- ACTUALLY
AT THE HOSPITAL SOMEONE CAME IN AT THE HOSPITAL SOMEONE CAME IN
AND THEY TOLD ME TALK ABOUT IT AND THEY TOLD ME TALK ABOUT IT
AS MUCH AS YOU CAN SO IT CAN GET AS MUCH AS YOU CAN SO IT CAN GET
OUT OF YOUR BRAIN AND SO WE OUT OF YOUR BRAIN AND SO WE
DONT HAVE LIKE NIGHTMARES ABOUT DONT HAVE LIKE NIGHTMARES ABOUT
IT. IT. SO WHENEVER THE OPPORTUNITY
CAME, LIKE WHENEVER SOMEONE CAME, LIKE WHENEVER SOMEONE
ASKED, I FREELY TALKED ABOUT IT ASKED, I FREELY TALKED ABOUT IT
BECAUSE I DONT WANT NIGHTMARES. BECAUSE I DONT WANT NIGHTMARES.
AND SO LIKE MY FAMILY, WE TALKED AND SO LIKE MY FAMILY, WE TALKED
ABOUT IT AT THE HOSPITAL AND ABOUT IT AT THE HOSPITAL AND
THEN WE CAME BACK. THEN WE CAME BACK.
WE HAD DISCUSSIONS. WE HAD DISCUSSIONS.
I TOLD THEM DIFFERENT LITTLE I TOLD THEM DIFFERENT LITTLE
DETAILS THAT I DIDNT TELL LIKE DETAILS THAT I DIDNT TELL LIKE
OTHER PEOPLE. OTHER PEOPLE.
I TOLD THEM SPECIFIC DETAILS, I TOLD THEM SPECIFIC DETAILS,
AND THEY -- LIKE IT WAS AN AND THEY -- LIKE IT WAS AN
INTENSE MOMENT. INTENSE MOMENT.
MY WHOLE FAMILY LIKE -- WE CAME MY WHOLE FAMILY LIKE -- WE CAME
TOGETHER. TOGETHER.
IT WAS PRETTY -- IT WAS BAD. IT WAS PRETTY -- IT WAS BAD.
BUT THE SUPPORT WAS NICE. BUT THE SUPPORT WAS NICE.
>> SAMANTHA, YOU HAVE BEEN >> SAMANTHA, YOU HAVE BEEN
THROUGH TOO MUCH, WAY TOO MUCH THROUGH TOO MUCH, WAY TOO MUCH
FOR A YOUNG WOMAN YOUR AGE, BUT FOR A YOUNG WOMAN YOUR AGE, BUT
WHAT BRAVERY YOU SHOWED.
