this is something that shouldn t happen. reporter: your school is a normally quiet school. of course. we are a quiet school, a great school. we didn t expect anything to happen like this. this is a bad time. we were just in the moment. reporter: are you glad to see your mom? i am very glad. shepard: we have no reason to doubt that young man and what he saw on this tragic day. but we are not reporting specifics of those killed yet. we are waiting for authorities to announce that. speaking of authorities, a federal official has identified the school shooting suspect as nicholas cruz. the official spoke to the associated press on condition of anonymity. the official study been briefed
program. in some cases, your local news. our coverage will continue on fox news channel on satellite and cable for the better part of the next 30 minutes before special report with bret baier. i am shepard smith. fox news in new york. continuing on fox news channel across the country and around the world. we have been listening to be 29 s coverage but monitoring from our other sources, includig the associated press which has the latest from parents who described a chaotic and frightening situation as they rush to find the children in the frantic minutes after they heard reports of a shooting in this south florida high school. cesar figueroa says he was one of the first parents arrive to at marjory stoneman douglas high school. police officers with weapons. his office is 5 minutes of the