![]() ![]() ![]() Young said that as police waited for a warrant to enter Hagins’ apartment, he came outside. When they learned that he lived at the Andros Isle Apartments, police surrounded his apartment, Young said. Once police were notified, investigators began looking for Hagins. They’re (students are) definitely shocked at how close we could have been to becoming a national headline.” “With the potential for a shooting, the shock is still there. “I think the students, once they heard the whole story, they are thankful that it was reported,” Restrepo said. Young said that the students who warned authorities about the threat showed the importance of “if you see something, you say something,” which gave Daytona Beach police the opportunity to intervene.ĮRAU Student Government Association’s president Johan Restrepo also said students are grateful that the adage “see something, say something,” was put into practice. “By the grace of God those two students came forward and prevented Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University from being the next national media story with regards to a mass shooting on that campus,” Young said. One post stated, “I finished my school shopping” referring to the 9-mm caliber KelTec collapsible rifle that Hagins had in a backpack with almost 300 rounds of ammunition when he was stopped after coming out of his apartment, Young said. The threats to shoot up the school alarmed the students. after a couple students who were part of a Snapchat group that included Hagins warned the officials of threats Hagins made on the social media platform, Young said. "So this was all in his plan."Ĭampus officials called police at 4:10 a.m. “Today is the last day before winter break … today is final exams so this was all a part of the plan because today the campus will be packed because everybody has to be there to take their final exam,” Young said. Young said the campus was packed on Thursday. More: DeLand LGBTQ+ community gathers downtown to mark 5-year anniversary of Pulse massacre Mass shooting threat arrest: Volusia sheriff: Ex-girlfriend reported Daytona man's threatening texts about mass shooting “The plan was he was going to leave from his apartment and he was headed over to Volusia Top Gun (a shooting range) for practice and then he was headed to Embry-Riddle,” Young said. Hagins had posted messages on social media that suggested he was going to carry out the mass shooting on the last day of classes at the university on Thursday, Young said. What we know: Embry Riddle student John Hagins arrested for plotting Columbine-style school shooting ![]()
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