t.j. lane, will be in court, and we now know just in the last hour we have found out that the weapon used in the shooting was a ..22 caliber handgun, and authorities said he told authorities he stole the gun from his uncle. more on that in a moment. witnesses say teenager t.j. lane has shot five people in the chardon high school cafeteria. this was monday right around 7:30 a.m. students daniel parmentor, russell king and demetriu demetrius hewling were killed. two other kids are still in the hospital. >> we don't know where the shooter is. there is a four one down in room 200. >> i want to bring in ted rowlands. he's just outside that courthouse and will be seeing this young man appear in less than half an hour. tell me, do we know specifically what the purpose of today's court appearance is? >> i'm sorry, brooke, i think you asked about the hearing coming up, and that is expected to be very short. the purpose of the hearing is to check the status for this young man, his detention status, wheth

t.j. lane. he will be in court today. he went to a nearby school for at-risk kids. he posted a long rant on facebook that included this. "feel death. not just mocking you, not just stalking you, but inside of you." as ashleigh mentioned, one student was killed, four others wounded. all the horror unfolding on emergency dispatch. listen. >> attention charred yen rescue. we have an active gunshot at the high school. three students are down in the cafeteria at this time. we still don't know where the shooter is. also, there's a fourth one down in room 200. >> one of the students who was nearby, nate mueller was slightly wounded in the attack. if you can see closely his ear was grazed by one of the bullet. he knew t.y. lane and the other victims as well and was close friend with at least one of those victims. our colleague soledad o'brien spoke with him last night and he talked about how the shooting unfolded. >> caller: his first shot made -- his second shot hit somebody behind me and his third sh

an eyewitness tells cnn the shooter's name is t.j. lane. this is one of several pictures from t.j. lane's facebook page. the cleveland affiliate is reporting he is scheduled for a first appearance at 3:30 tomorrow afternoon in county juvenile court. in december, posting on facebook, lane wrote in a quaint lonely town sits a man with a frown who longed for only one thing, the world to bow at his feet. was that lonely man t.j. lane? and if so, did that lonely man shoot and kill daniel par mentor and wound four others including nate muller you will hear from shortly. here's what nate said to me, quote i almost hope to wake up tomorrow it's monday again, a different monday a better monday, anything but the monday he witnessed today and we're all trying to understand tonight. it was early morning and classes at chardon high school hadn't even begun yet. kids were gathering in the cafeteria. >> at 0738 this morning, our first 911 call came into our station, shots fired at chardon high school. >> another student pulled out a gun. >> he took one shot. he didn't say anything the entire time.

t.j. laneuspect in monday's school shooting to arrive here. this is taking place a short time after a cleveland hospital announced that a third student has died from the wounds that he suffered yesterday morning in that chaotic rampage. again, we're getting information now there's this third student who has died. five were injured yesterday . they have lost three students from that school. jay gray joins us. this is procedural about the hearing. what more are we learning about the suspected motive of t.j. lane, the shooter in this? >> reporter: absolutely. along the line offense a bond or bail hearing that you would see in an adult court. what we are learning is that around the 8th grade, he began to change and change dramatically, kind of withdrawn and didn't hang out with as many people as he used to, kind of a bit dark. those were their words. they say they never suspected he could turn violent. they did not believe that was something that was happening. one girl said when she spoke with him

a source says t.j. lanedmitted to the shooting and used a gun he stole from his uncle. >>> olympia snowe has decided not to run for re-election. snowe, a well-known moderate in maine has served three terms. she is fed up with the polarization in washington. her retirement could hurt the gop's chances of taking the senate again in november. >> the petty fogging. she's had enough. enough of the petty fogging. that would be our word of the day. it's the quibbling over insignificant things. >> i think we have to put the word up with the definition. sometimes you put it out there. >> it's the crew. i want to let you in on the joke. the crew gives me the word every day, and they give me no love when i give them the word. >> when you hear a crazy word, you know. >> there's the love. by the way, speculation, since we're talking about politics and pettiness and all of that. reports of mitt romney's demise? premature, folks. former massachusetts governor is gaining real momentum heading into super tuesday, which, of c

was that lonelyman t.j. lane? and if so, did he shoot and kill parmentor and wound four others including nate muller you will hear from shortly. here's what nate said to me, quote i almost hope to wake up tomorrow it's monday again, a different monday a better monday, anything but the monday he witnessed today and we're all trying to understand tonight. it was early morning and classes at chardon high school hadn't even begun yet. kids were gathering in the cafeteria. >> at 0738 this morning, our first 911 call came into our station, shots fired at chardon high school. >> another student pulled out a gun. >> he took one shot. he didn't say anything the entire time. he took one shot. that's when we looked to see what was happening. it sounded like a firecracker almost. >> nate muller, police said, was grazed in the ear by one of the shots. >> i saw him shoot and hit one of my other friends that was sitting at the table with us. and then as i was turning around, that's when he hit me. >> in the first chaotic moments

the small community are struggling to understand why a quiet teenager identified by witnesses as t.j. lane described as normal and friendly would allegedly open fire at a school. lane's scheduled for an initial juvenile court appearance this afternoon. cnn "early start" anchor ashleigh banfield. ash leigh, the charges he's going to face, what could it be? >> i'll be honest with you, everything from aggravated murder which in that state incorporates a premeditation right on down to assault causing bodily injury. it's really critical to do some csi at this point, crime scene investigation, to find out how he got the gun, what he did with the gun, where those people were sitting, how they were shot. there is a lot that still sort of needs to come into play before i think we'll know the full scope and menu of the charges that this young man is facing. it is extraordinarily serious, deb. also, that state used to be a death penalty state. there's a moratorium. you can face life no parole. life, no chance of ever getting out if you're convicted of a top count. >> what's amazing also is that in th

we just saw t.j. lane, the suspect being held in detention, at least for the time being. >>> a huge day today, 59 republican del gant are up for grabs today. voting is under way right now in two crucial primaries. it's winner take all where mitt romney seems to hold a clear end. it's anyone's game in michigan, the state where romney was raised, that's where the charge of cheap shots and dirty tricks are flowing. jim acosta, set the scene for us. tell us what's going on? >> reporter: santorum is saying mitt romney is whining. the way these two candidates are going after each other, you would think the entire race is riding on michigan, and it might. cruising diners for last-minute voters, he was serving up mischief. >> reporter: what was the rationale. >> we're proving the point we can -- >> join democrats who are going to send a lout message to massachusetts mitt romney. >> the automated phone emergency hits mitt romney's opposition to the autobailout. >> i think -- >> reporter: after weeks of struggling,

it all started, of course, when t.j. lane opened fire at his high school yesterday. ys that lane's face was expressionless when he opened fire and, of course, all the horror was caught on emergency dispatch. >> chardon rescue, we have an active shooter at the high school. chardon, we have three students down in the cafeteria at this time. we still don't know where the shooter is. also there's a fourth one down in room 200. >> t.j. lane, the alleged shooter, was chased from the school by a teacher and then arrested less than a half a mile away near his car. all of it unfolding in a small town 30 miles east of cleveland. ted rollins is live in char df on. what's happening? >> no school here again at chardon. people reacting, of course, to the news that another student has died. there are still two more students that are in guarded, critical, serious condition. one other student hospitalized in stable condition. so clearly this community, very small community, classic suburb outside of cleveland. they're dealing with the grief and the questions of what could have forced

t.j. lane fits the profile. teenage boy, boys, not girls, they are kids who have trouble in their holmes. he had that as well. kids generally described as loners or kids that are on the fringe. they also are kids who are showing signs of typically depression. showing signs of not being interested in things they used to be interested in and anger, irritability issues and so forth. >> one of t.j. lane's facebook postings in december said -- apparently poetic writing he did and ends with die, all of you. i mean, there must be thousands postings like this on facebook. what should people be looking for? what should friends who read the postings do if they see them? >> the first thing is that, you know, that's the ultimate question. what do you do? i'm sure there are thousands of these as you said on facebook right now as we speak. and the million dollar question is how can you decide which one of those you need to take seriously because it might lead to a school shooting and which other ones are kids venting? unfortu

the suspect, t.j. lane, also appeared in court for the first time. he could be charged as early as tomorrow with three counts of murder. >> he chose his victims at random. this is not about bullying. this is not about drugs. this is someone who's not well. >> it's going to be really hard to go back to school and be in the same room where everything happened. >> pointing to the resilience of its residents, the governor said the town burned to the ground in the 1800s but it was rebuilt the next year with everyone working together. >> hanging on to hope. >>> a dallas-area doctor and six other people will be in court today in a record case of medicare fraud. prosecutors claim the doctor worked from a pretty modest office to mastermind, though, an enormous conspiracy. the group is accused of signing up more than 11,000 people through more than 500 agencies to receive home health services they did not receive. in the end bilking medicare and medicaid of $374 million. >> this represents the single largest fraud amount orchestrated by one doctor in the histo

a third student, daniel parmertor, died just hours after the shooting. 17-year-old suspect t.j. laneosecutors say lane confessed to the crime but offered no explanation for what drove him to kill. >> he admitted he went in the school cafeteria and fired ten rounds on a group of students sitting at a cafeteria table, that he did not know the students but he chose them randomly. >> reporter: but why? few clues so far. abc news obtained court records showing both lane's parents have a history of domestic violence. in 2002 his father was charged with attempted murder. there have been conflicting reports lane was bullied in school. he's been described as a quiet teen. >> he was a good student in school. and he -- he just like turned goth and like his grades started dropping. >> reporter: we're hearing from frank hall, the hero coach, who chased lane out of the school, saving untold lives. >> i just want to say that i'm sorry to the families, to the victims. i wish i could have done more. >> reporter: for years chardon had been preparing for the unthinkable, with drills like the one you se

we'll take that live. >>> meantime, the family of the shooting suspect, t.j. lanee family's attorney. >> this is something that could have never been predicted. t.j.'s family asks for some privacy as they try to understand how this tragedy could have occurred and while they mourn this terrible loss for their community. >> any idea why this happened? >> let me say this. he's a very confused young man right now. he's very confused, he's very upset, he is very distraught himself. this is a very scary circumstance, and i don't think he could have possibly even foreseen himself in the middle of. >> reporter: how is his mind when you speak to him? how is he now? >> very upset, very scared and extremely remorseful. >> three young people have died, two are still in the hospital. much more on that story in the next couple of minutes. i do want to move along as today is primary day. in two different states, the race for the white house. 59 delegates in total up for grabs. we're going live in arizona next. i've always had that issue with the seeds getting under my denture. su

the alleged gunman is t.j. lane, who is believed to be a teenager. the shooting victims. if you look close here at this video, this is a video from our affiliate. they appear to be taking a suspect, perhaps the suspect here, into custody in a very snowy ohio here this morning. here's how it unfolded the shooting took place at chardon high school. a teacher chased the suspect out of the building, ultimately. they were slapped into custody. i want you to hear how the students related it. >> i heard what i thought was firecrackers, i wasn't sure. then i saw a bunch of people run out, so i started running. once i got into the hallway, i heard a bunch of shots fired behind me. >> we thought it was a drill, to be honest with you, but then we heard over the announcement that it was actually a shooting spree, so we just hunkered down like we drilled over and over before, and we got a knock on the door that we're evacuating. it was a freak accident. >> she texted me and she said, there's been a shooting and i'm in a closet, but don't worry. i said, just keep

the alleged shooter, t.j. lanee this, "feel death, not just mocking you, not just stalking you, but inside of y you." haley joins me now. haley, friend and classmate. did you have any indication, any indication that t.j. was planning a shooting at the school that he was so troubled he wanted to take revenge on any fellow students? >> no, not at all. he seemed like a very normal, just teenaged boy. he seemed happy. i mean, he did have a sad look in his eyes a lot of the time, but he talked normally, he never said anything strange or -- it was a really big shock. >> how often would you speak with him? >> well, he had a very, like, sketchy attendance record. he didn't go to school very much, but when he did, we'd talk a few times a week, like two or three a week. >> and in terms of this student who was killed and the others who were shot, there are indications from reporting from other students at the school he specifically targeted this table, this group of students, for a reason. did you know the victims? >> no, i d

he was just shooting. >> reporter: this afternoon, t.j. lane, the aone accused of the shooting, appeared in court wearing a bullet-proof vest. lane rode a bus from the high school to an alternative school each morning with several others who waited in the cafeteria. >> everybody left him alone and didn't talk to him. nobody really bullied him. >> reporter: but lane did come from a troubled family. his parents were divorced and his father had numerous run-ins with the law. >> we never made any jokes at t.j. because we always figured he has a worse life than us. >> reporter: still, those who knew him can't explain the rampage he is accused of. >> i don't think he was bad enough to kill people. i really -- i never would have guessed. >> reporter: while multiple law enforcement agencies continue to investigate, the people who live here simply want to know why. >> we're not just any old place, chardon. this is every place. as you've seen in the past, this can happen anywhere. >> reporter: lane, to date, has not been charged, but with three dead, he

the suspect t.j. laney police. >> we are following breaking news from virginia where the governor has signed a handgun law. the bill's sponsor argued it set limits on law abiding citizens. the decision comes after the governor met the victims of families of the -- families of victims of the virginia tech shooting. >> on hedge would drive in the river run complex in woodbridge, residents were flooded out of their apartments. >> it was definitely a day of disruption. some of the people who were pulled out of this apartment complex still were in their bed clothes with coats over them. but tonight, we have good news. there has been a coordinated effort to get them shelter. they can only get what they can carry for now. authorities say 100 senior citizens suddenly had to leave their apartments when the water pipes burst in the hallway on the second-floor causing flooding on that level and below. >> i have many urgent tasks that i have to do. >> many apartments do not have an electricity or water. the rushes on

this afternoon as we say, the prosecutor say t.j. lane admitted firing ten shots at chardon high school yesterday morning. all of them at random. two of the people he shot died today. that brings the total number of deaths to three. now another student was released from the hospital and is back home with his family. >>> students will head back to school in chardon on friday. michael from our sister station, wgrz in chardon tonight, he has a preview of the memorials planned for the three students who lost their lives. >> good evening, anita. driving through chardon, there are red and black ribbons everywhere and already people are here ready to go inside the church behind us, st. mary's parrish, where they will have a 7:00 p.m. vigil to remember those they lost and begin the very long process of healing here. in the small town of chardon, ohio. >> we have a community asking, are you okay? >> questions with no easy answers. as the shock subsides, people turn to faith and each other. last night's vigil to be followed by a larger service toni

the stooting suspect, t.j. lane, could be charged as soon as tomorrow. >> reporter: 911 calls. >> chardon high school, we have shots fired. guns shots. multiple gunshots. is there there's someone in the building with a gun. >> reporter: two more students shot in the school have died. russell king and demetrius brulin. the 17-year-old suspect, t.j. lane, on his way to court. prosecutors say he confessed to the crime but offered no explanation. >> he went into the school cafeteria and fired ten rounds. that he did not know the students but chose them randomly. >> reporter: but why? few clues so far. both lane's parents have a history of domestic violence, as shown by these court records. his father was charged with attempted murder. we're hearing from frank hall, the hero coach who chased lane out of the school, saving untold lives. >> i want to say i'm sorry to the families, to the victims. i wish i could have done more. >> reporter: faculty and staff will gather on wednesday at 9:00 a.m. grief counselors will be on

police say 17-year-old t.j. lane opened fire on a table full of students in the chardon high school cafeteria. one student was killed. four others are still in the hospital this morning. two of them in critical condition. lane lives with his grandparents and is a student at a nearby vocational school for at-risk students. police say lane was at the school to catch a bus to his high school. last night hundreds gathered outside the school for a candlelight vigil. >> there was a lot of running, a lot of screaming. i heard a bunch of shots fired. >> he had no emotion on his face. he was just shooting. >> and i hope every parent, if you haven't hugged or kissed your kid in the last couple of days, you take that time. >> t.j. lane's -- rather, police say that lane was chased from the building after the shooting by teachers and surrendered a few blocks away from the school. he has not yet been charged but is scheduled to appear in juvenile court this afternoon. his family released a statement last night. it reads in part, t

i was scared for him. p>> he was funny, lovable kid. >> the suspected killer, 17-year-old t.j. lane, arrived in juvenile court wearing a bulletproof vest. off camera he sat quietly with his grandfather and two aunt and spoke only to say he understood his rights. >> yes, sir, yes, i did. >> the prosecutor said lane admitted taking a .22 caliber gun and knife into the school and to firing ten shots in the cafeteria. >> he shows his victims at random. this is not about bullying. this is not about drugs. this is someone who is not well. >> law enforcement officials say lane will likely be charged as an adult with three counts of aggravated murder. thursday, grief counselors will be at the high school. parents are encouraged to return with their kids before it reopens friday. >> the healing, start the healing process. be with the community and show the support. >> law enforcement officials say the school staff reacted quickly. >> student with a gun sniept prevented the attack from getting worse. >> this small, close community is still in shock. manuel gallegus, cbs news, ohio. >>> the st

we have learned more about the chardon high school shooting suspect t.j. lane. some students call him caring, calm and polite just moments before that shooting happened. yesterday, four students are hospitalized one student 16- year-old daniel parmertoran was killed and students say lane was unpopular and bullied because of his goth look. a look into the alleged shooter's family life shows it was disrupt ed by divorce and violence. his parents divorced in march 2002 and his father sentenced to four years in prison but released nine months in july of 20 03 and here's what some student had to say about lane. >> i sat in the seat in front of him and i rode the bus with him and his sister and he would talk and smile and not reefy -- really laugh but chuckled. yeah. and he seemed sweet. >> he was person that, like, wanted to hide himself and keep all his emotions in and he was doing what he wanted to do hiding his emotions and they built up and built up inside of him and came out in a way no one would expect a kid like t.j. to come out as. >> reporter: now it's import

according to the family's lawyer 17-year-old t.j. laneaccused of killing three students when he starting early yesterday morning. two other students were injured and the teenage suspect is set to face a juvenile court judge. this is a tough one. two more died, one more died this morning. that is three dead in a shool shooting. >> doesn't make any sense. we need a lot more facts before we can put it together. this kid apparently had some problems. he was attending a school near the high school where the shooting occurred because of behavioral problems. somehow this has to tie in with the actual attack. it's not yet clear it was because of an ex-girlfriend or something of that nature. one thing that will not change, this was a cold-blooded and it was a determined and planned out murder. >> putting aside the tragedy and not dealing with the legal. four issues, first thing, detention hearing, should the young man be permitted to go home. or locked up. judge has to determine whether he a risk of flight. they have to determine whether she shoul

within the last hour, t.j. lane made his first appearance in juvenile court where the judge ordered he stay in police custody. the 17-year-old is accused of opening fire on a group of classmates in the cafeteria yesterday morning. two more victims died today. bringing the death toll to three. two others are still in the hospital. >> in court today, prosecutors say lane confessed to the attack. he also said he did not know his victims and chose them at random. >> he chose his victims at random. this is not about bullying. this is not about drugs. this is someone who is not well and i'm sure in our court case, we'll prove that to all of your desires and make sure that justice is done here in this county. >> manuel is in chardon where the town is in mourning and investigators are trying to figure out why he could do such a thing. >> derek, suspected shooter, t.j. lane, entered the courthouse a short time ago wearing a bullet proof vest. inside for his initial hearing, prosecutors told the judge that lane admitted takin

we're learning more about t.j. lane.hat high school sophomore accused of that violent rampage here. he is reportedly in solitary confinement. schools here are closed today. just a matter of minutes ago, we have received word that another one of his victims has died, bringing the death toll to two. this morning, police and the fbi are reportedly poring over surveillance video showing the chaotic moments as 17-year-old t.j. lane allegedly pulled out a .22 caliber handgun at the chardon high cafeteria and opened fire. >> we have an active shooter at the high school. repeat, active gunshots at the high school. >> reporter: 16-year-old danny parmentor killed. three others seriously wounded. nate mueller was eating breakfast when shots were fired. >> we heard a loud pop, like a firecracker almost. he was standing above the table, pointing his gun. he took one more shot. >> reporter: mueller saw the flash of a handgun's mussel. a bullet grazed his ear. >> it was terror. everything just went tunnel vision. you see glances of you

the suspect in this case, the accused gunman, t.j. lane, who is 17 years old, will stay on a 15-day hold. he will not be allowed to go back to his home. he was living with his grandparents before the attacks. his initial hearing is set for march 6th at 3:00 p.m. no official charges at this point. they will carry that out at the hearing date. there's been a request of the judge for juvenile records, if there are any pertaining to t.j. in the past. any problems he may have had. also learning a request about one of the victims in the shooting. those requests coming from all of the media outlets that have gathered in this small o'town. there will be a hearing to discuss that matter tomorrow afternoon. representatives of those media outlets that would like to have those released along with the state and defense attorneys being allowed to respond and say why they think some of those records, if they exist, should be blocked. so really procedural today as they went into the courtroom, but the first time we have seen the gunman in public since the

eyewitness ryan identifies the student as a t.j. lane, on a facebook photo and another student, nate mueller also identifies the suspect as t.j. lane. i want to bring in martin savage and knows the area well. bring us up to speed with the latest developments in this story. >> reporter: i grew up in northeast ohio and had family inside of chardon high school when the shooting occurred. i can tell you this is a story that is horrifying to this community and most people here are still in an absolute state of shock, whether it's the parents, whether it's the students, the community as a whole, they just cannot believe the violence that occurred inside what they thought was a very safe high school. ryan doyle was a freshman in the cafeteria and talked to me exclusively what it was like when it all went down. >> my back was turned, i heard one shot. i turned, i saw another one pointed towards the victim. then i went under the table and i heard two more and i saw coach hall, right when i was going under the table, he was running towards him. th

again, allegedly at the hands of the suspected shooter, t.j. lane, a 17-year-old student at the school as well. we are hearing lane will be arraigned later today, his first court appearance coming up this afternoon. this is an image of t.j. lane taken from his facebook page. we have also learned there were ear remessages put out by him prior to the shooting using social media. joining me this morning is a student from chardon, a student i spoke to yesterday as all of this was unfolding. jonathan, we appreciate you taking time to be with us once again. we know as we continue to get these updates how hard and confusing this has to be for you and your classmates. as you have had now a little over 24 hours to think about all this, how are you doing? >> well, a lot of the emotion that i had yesterday has kind of died down, but i think that's just a coping mechanism. this is something you can't -- it's hard to subconsciously accept. i consciously accepted -- it is hard to just fast fathom that. i'm not sure i can put it into words. >>on thank, i know has