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Florida shooting: FBI was alerted about threat posted on YouTube
NBC News ^ | Feb 15 2018 | Michael Kosnar and Daniel Arkin

Posted on 02/15/2018 1:49:48 PM PST by Lera

A YouTube user who used the same name as the suspected Florida gunman was investigated by the FBI for a comment boasting about plans to shoot up a school, the agency said Thursday.

The FBI was alerted to the comment but failed to identify the user, said Robert Lasky, the FBI agent in charge of the Miami division. The comment did not include information about timing or location, Lasky said at a news conference.

The suspect in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, identified as 19-year-old former student Nikolas Cruz, has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder, officials said Thursday.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: 1moretime; browardcounty; highschool; nikolascruz; parkland; schoolshooting; stonemandouglas
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To: iontheball

A YouTube user who used the same name as the suspected Florida gunman was investigated by the FBI... The FBI was alerted to the comment but failed to identify the user...

I recall my old man saying back in the day - “You never want the FBI after you! They always get their man.”

I guess their sleuthing skills have fallen off a bit.


21 posted on 02/15/2018 3:08:10 PM PST by 21twelve
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To: Lera

FBI ins complicit in this shooting. Allowed to happen to enhance the gun confiscation narrative.


22 posted on 02/15/2018 3:13:42 PM PST by dirtymac
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To: libertylover

Ah, bullshit!. I doxed this a hole in minutes with a tablet.
I got his voter registration,( dem), his address, and phone#
Soon as they said his name I checked his Facebook and he had 2 profiles. One in a antifa tee shirt, the other had a MAGA hat. Guess which profile disappeared. The republic of Florida militia kicked him out cause he’s a was nut.
Oh but the FBI said he was a lone wolf.
You should say a known wolf.


23 posted on 02/15/2018 3:17:29 PM PST by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: Lera

When was the last time we had a mass murderer that the FBI wasn’t already watching?

Perhaps a slightly more proactive approach would be appropriate.


24 posted on 02/15/2018 3:18:30 PM PST by Interesting Times (WinterSoldier.com. SwiftVets.com. ToSetTheRecordStraight.com.)
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To: niteowl77

To be fair, the gun man is a registered Democrat, and the FBI can only spy on republicans.


25 posted on 02/15/2018 5:27:10 PM PST by PA-RIVER
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To: Lera

Need to look at the school. I think the school had probable cause to report him to the police as a threat in addition to expelling him and barring him from the school grounds. Probably subject to massive amount of damages when they investigate and find gross negligence during the civil suits.


26 posted on 02/15/2018 5:38:24 PM PST by RetiredTexasVet (Start using cash and checks or the elite class and bankers will make "cashless" the norm.)
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To: Maris Crane
...or send a Priority Mail letter to get some attention

LOL!

The gruberment will just lose your steenking "Priority Mail" letter, peasant.

STFU & pay your taxes.

27 posted on 02/15/2018 5:49:32 PM PST by kiryandil (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive)
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