CNN: Parents of Madison Wisc. School Shooter Are Being Interviewed by Police

BURNETT And good evening ░░░░░░░░ m Erin Burnett You ░░░░░░░░ seeing that news conference ░░░░░░░░ wrapping up after a ░░░░░░░░ shooting at a Christian ░░░░░░░░ in Madison Wisconsin The ░░░░░░░░ and a teacher were ░░░░░░░░ Four others right now ░░░░░░░░ hospitalized Two we understand ░░░░░░░░ in critical condition Sources ░░░░░░░░ a female student opened ░░░░░░░░ Authorities say as I ░░░░░░░░ two of those students ░░░░░░░░ fighting for their lives ░░░░░░░░ critical condition So we ░░░░░░░░ that two individuals were ░░░░░░░░ and killed Two are ░░░░░░░░ critical at this hour ░░░░░░░░ parents of the shooter ░░░░░░░░ just learned in that ░░░░░░░░ conference are actually as ░░░░░░░░ speak in an interview ░░░░░░░░ now with police They ░░░░░░░░ cooperating answering questions about ░░░░░░░░ child right now Here ░░░░░░░░ what we know that ░░░░░░░░ shooting took place just ░░░░░░░░ 11 00 A M ░░░░░░░░ time That s Central ░░░░░░░░ Just as students were ░░░░░░░░ to start their final ░░░░░░░░ week of classes before ░░░░░░░░ break Clip starts DISPATCHER ░░░░░░░░ a call coming in ░░░░░░░░ Abundant Life Christian Church ░░░░░░░░ for engine five and ░░░░░░░░ five for a shooter ░░░░░░░░ advising someone was shot ░░░░░░░░ ends BURNETT And for ░░░░░░░░ first time we are ░░░░░░░░ hearing from a student ░░░░░░░░ was inside the school ░░░░░░░░ the shots were fired ░░░░░░░░ starts Reporter Did you ░░░░░░░░ gunshots Jean Charles Yeah ░░░░░░░░ heard Reporter Tell me ░░░░░░░░ happened Jean Charles We ░░░░░░░░ them And then some ░░░░░░░░ started crying And then ░░░░░░░░ just waited until the ░░░░░░░░ came And then they ░░░░░░░░ us out to the ░░░░░░░░ Reporter How many gunshots ░░░░░░░░ you hear Jean Charles ░░░░░░░░ heard two Reporter And ░░░░░░░░ were you thinking What ░░░░░░░░ you thinking now Jean ░░░░░░░░ I was scared Why ░░░░░░░░ they do that Why ░░░░░░░░ ends BURNETT Whitney Wild ░░░░░░░░ OutFront live from Madison ░░░░░░░░ And Whitney I know ░░░░░░░░ were just in that ░░░░░░░░ conference You were the ░░░░░░░░ who got the information ░░░░░░░░ the shooter s parents ░░░░░░░░ now being in an ░░░░░░░░ with police What more ░░░░░░░░ you learning WILD Well ░░░░░░░░ there are still many ░░░░░░░░ left to learn But ░░░░░░░░ we know at this ░░░░░░░░ is that this teenager ░░░░░░░░ to a law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ was a female a ░░░░░░░░ year old who died ░░░░░░░░ a self inflicted gunshot ░░░░░░░░ As you mentioned police ░░░░░░░░ interviewing the parents as ░░░░░░░░ speak That is absolutely ░░░░░░░░ as they try to ░░░░░░░░ out what the motive ░░░░░░░░ here Erin At this ░░░░░░░░ Chief Shon Barnes the ░░░░░░░░ of the Madison Police ░░░░░░░░ could not describe in ░░░░░░░░ the motive I asked ░░░░░░░░ the parents are supplying ░░░░░░░░ information He was reluctant ░░░░░░░░ say that they were ░░░░░░░░ the most important thing ░░░░░░░░ says in an interview ░░░░░░░░ that is to just ░░░░░░░░ the parents talk and ░░░░░░░░ that conversation free flowing ░░░░░░░░ critical details Erin that ░░░░░░░░ did learn at this ░░░░░░░░ conference for the first ░░░░░░░░ all day is what ░░░░░░░░ of security protocols that ░░░░░░░░ has in place And ░░░░░░░░ s really a lesson ░░░░░░░░ schools even beyond Madison ░░░░░░░░ the representative of the ░░░░░░░░ here said that they ░░░░░░░░ advantage of Department of ░░░░░░░░ safety grants to help ░░░░░░░░ beef up their security ░░░░░░░░ as part of that ░░░░░░░░ they were able to ░░░░░░░░ blueprints of their school ░░░░░░░░ so when police arrived ░░░░░░░░ were able to download ░░░░░░░░ blueprints of the school ░░░░░░░░ which significantly helps a ░░░░░░░░ response We know that ░░░░░░░░ response was immediate Erin ░░░░░░░░ was within three minutes ░░░░░░░░ call came in at ░░░░░░░░ 57 A M Police ░░░░░░░░ inside that building by ░░░░░░░░ 00 A M Law ░░░░░░░░ did not fire any ░░░░░░░░ according to police Again ░░░░░░░░ s a law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ saying that that suspect ░░░░░░░░ of a self inflicted ░░░░░░░░ wound Erin BURNETT All ░░░░░░░░ Whitney thank you very ░░░░░░░░ on the ground there.”