CNN Interviews 2nd Grader Who Called 911 to Report School Shooting: There Was a Teacher Screaming ‘Owww, my Leg, Help’

COATES: “...and have searched the home where she lived in Madison. All of this happened just before 11:00 this morning, inside a study hall classroom with students from different grades. Here’s how the police chief says the call came in.”

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BARNES: “A second-grade student called 911 to report a shooting had occurred at school. Let that soak in for a minute. A second-grade student called 911 at 10:57 A.M. to report a shooting at school.”
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COATES: “That is sinking in for so many of us out there. A source telling CNN the shooter planned the attack in advance, and she used a 9-millimeter pistol. We still don’t know her motive or how she got the gun. But the lives of everyone touched by this tragedy will forever be changed, including the 420 students who attend the school, kids like this sixth grader.”

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Reporter: “Did you hear gunshots?”
UNKNOWN: “Yeah.”
Reporter: “Tell me what happened.”
UNKNOWN: “We heard them. And then some people started crying. And then we just waited until the police came. And then they escorted us out to the church.”
Reporter: “How many gunshots did you hear?”
UNKNOWN: “I heard two.”
Reporter: “And what were you thinking? What are you thinking now?”
UNKNOWN: “I was scared. Why did they do that?”
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COATES: “Why? Just a sixth grader. I have a sixth grader. And I can’t imagine what their parents are thinking about this evening, trying to process any of this, or the parents of this second grader.”

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UNKNOWN: “I was getting ready for lunch, so it was basically lunch time. And then I just heard sobbing. And there was a teacher, and she was screaming like, ‘Ah, my leg! Help! Help!’”
Reporter: “Do you know that teacher well?”
UNKNOWN: “Mm-hm.”
Reporter: “What was it like to hear that?”
UNKNOWN: “I was —“
Reporter: “Were you scared?”
UNKNOWN: “I was really scared, and I was really sad.”
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COATES: “Look at this little girl with a popsicle. You can imagine someone trying to give that to her to try to give some comfort of what she must have seen and heard. She was asked about how she’s feeling about all the other kids from her school, and she says she wants them to have happiness. Do you realize this is the 83rd school shooting this year?”