'SAFE TO COME OUT'
Shocking moment Oxford High School shooter ‘tries to lure out terrified students by claiming to be cop after killing 3’
CHILLING footage claimed to show the moment a school shooter “tried to lure out frightened pupils” by posing as a cop after allegedly killing three.
Oxford High School students Tate Myre, 16, Hana St. Juliana, 14, and Madisyn Baldwin, 17, were killed during the rampage in on Tuesday.
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Footage shows students cowering in the classroom while they feared the suspect, a 15-year-old sophomore, tried to tell pupils that they didn’t have to hide.
He said: “Sheriff’s office. You can come out now.”
The person called a classmate "bro" before students escaped via a window.
The sheriff's office confirmed on Wednesday that the person telling students that it was now safe and encouraging them to leave the room was in fact a member of law enforcement.
Authorities said that video footage proved the suspect did not try to trick any students into coming out of a classroom.
Seven other students and a teacher suffered injuries, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard told . Three are said to be in a critical condition with gunshot wounds.
A 14-year-old girl is fighting for her life on a ventilator after having surgery.
Aiden Page, a senior student, said his teacher barricaded the door and instructed pupils to hide after hearing gunshots.
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He told CNN: "We grabbed calculators, we grabbed scissors just in case the shooter got in and we had to attack them."
The shooter's motive remains unknown and cops confirmed a handgun was recovered.
Tributes have been paid to the victims online.
Commenting underneath a picture of Tate, one person wrote: "Captain, he was a true captain, friend, and teammate. Our hearts are aching for his family. Please pray for his family and everyone affected by today's tragic events."
Another said: My son was with Tate at Toledo on Saturday. Tate was a great young man from a great family."
A third penned: "We are shocked, devastated, and heartbroken....such a senseless tragedy. Please pray for the families of these beautiful young people, they hugged their sweet children goodbye this morning, not knowing it would be the last time."
More than 25,000 people have signed a petition calling for the school's football stadium to be named after Tate.
He had recently won an award from the Michigan High School Football Coaches Association.
Madisyn was expected to graduate this year and her family said that she had been accepted into several colleges, according to
She also loved to draw, read and write and was the eldest of three siblings.
SHOTS FIRED
Oakland County Sheriff officials were on the scene at Oxford High School earlier in the day after calls of an " were reported at the facility.
Parents were told that students were being evacuated as authorities searched the area before confirming the suspect was in custody.
McCabe said about 15 to 20 shots were fired, and the shooting lasted only five minutes before the sophomore was arrested.
According to Bouchard, the shooter was intercepted inside the school, holding the loaded weapon which contained seven more live rounds of ammunition.
Bouchard said: "He had a loaded firearm and he was coming down the hall. I believe that interrupted what could have potentially been 7 more victims."
The 911 dispatch received over 100 calls "in a very short period of time" on the morning of November 30, Bouchard said.
He said deputies took the suspect into custody within three minutes of the first car being dispatched.
Bouchard couldn't share whether the student started shooting in a classroom or a hallway.
Police executed a search warrant at the suspect’s home following the school shooting.
They have seized the shooter's phone and will be performing an inventory of items taken from the home.
'STATE OF SHOCK'
After the press conference, students were pictured being consoled by their parents as school buses lined up outside.
Others were seen on the phone as the students stood huddled together in groups in the snowy weather.
Cars were also lined up outside as students were allowed to make their way home.
President extended his condolences to the families affected after being briefed about the shooting.
“My heart goes out to the families of those impacted by the school shooting in Michigan.
“You’ve got to know that the whole community has to be in a state of shock right now,” the president added.
A mass of law enforcement from across the region descended on the Oakland County school, covering roads with armed sheriff deputies, police vehicles, ambulances, and other emergency personnel.
Two medical helicopters were seen landing on the parking lot of the school following the shooting.
According to , the shooting happened around 12.55pm in the hallway of the school.
School officials said emergency protocols were activated as the school was placed on lockdown.
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“There is an active emergency occurring at Oxford High School right now,” Oxford Community Schools sent out in a message to parents and guardians.
“Oakland County Sheriff’s Department (deputies) are on the scene and we have activated our emergency protocols and placed the school into lockdown.
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