The Florida high school shooting is raising concerns about whether the FBI missed signs that might have stopped gunman Nikolas Cruz, amid an admission that the agency received a tip about the alleged shooter that wasn't properly investigated.
Just last month, a person close to Cruz contacted the FBI's Public Access Line to report concerns about him, according to a statement released by the FBI Friday.
"The caller provided information 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 FBI statement said.
According to the FBI, the information should have been assessed as "a potential threat to life" and should have been forwarded to the FBI Miami field office where it would have been investigated, but those protocols weren't followed.
"We are still investigating the facts. I am committed to getting to the bottom of what happened in this particular matter, as well as reviewing our processes for responding to information that we receive from the public. It’s up to all Americans to be vigilant, and when members of the public contact us with concerns, we must act properly and quickly," FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a statement.