Donald Trump visits Florida shooting survivors, FBI admits it missed tip

US President Donald Trump speaks with doctor Igor Nichiphorenko L and First Lady Melania Trump while visiting first responders at Broward Health North hospital Pompano Beach Florida on Februar US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited a Florida hospital to offer their respects to the victims of a mass shooting that claimed 17 lives at a nearby high school PicAFPUS President Donald Trump today visited a Florida hospital to offer comfort to those wounded in a mass school shooting after the FBI admitted it mishandled a tip about the troubled teen behind the massacre that left 17 dead The arrival of Trump and his wife Melania came at the end of a difficult day for the families of those killed in Wednesdays rampage at a high school in Parkland Florida who learned that the carnage could perhaps have been avertedThe FBI the top US law enforcement agency admitted it had received a chilling warning in January from a tipster who said the 19yearold gunman Nikolas Cruz could be planning a mass shooting but that agents failed to follow up At Broward Health North Hospital where Trump met with survivors of the shooting the president thanked the doctors nurses and first responders for their incredible work and described the carnage as very sad He and his wife were also expected to visit the Broward County sheriffs office to meet with the law enforcement officials whose bravery helped save lives a White House official saidThe presidents visit to Parkland an area about 80 kilometers north of Miami came amid growing anger among parents and students in the south Florida city over Americas seeming unwillingness to toughen gun control lawsMy princess wasnt safe in that school said Andrew Pollack speaking at the funeral of his 18yearold daughter Meadow Please pray that this horrific tragedy never happens to another family Lori Alhadeff whose 14yearold daughter Alyssa was killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School made an emotional appeal to Trump on camera with tears rolling down her faceWe need action Action Action Alhadeff urged in an interview with CNN addressing Trump as the father of an 11yearold son of his own Lets protect Barron and lets also protect all these other kids here in Parkland in Florida and everyone everywhere else she said The FBI made a stunning admission earlier in the day saying a person close to Nikolas Cruz made a call to the agencys public tipline on January 5 to report concerns about him The caller provided information about Cruzs gun ownership desire to kill people erratic behavior and disturbing social media posts as well as the potential of him conducting a school shooting the FBI said in a statementThe information from the caller should have been assessed as a potential threat to life and forwarded to the agencys Miami field office it said Instead no further investigation was conducted We have spoken with victims and families and deeply regret the additional pain this causes all those affected by this horrific tragedy said Federal Bureau of Investigation director Christopher Wray who took up his post in AugustWray said he was committed to getting to the bottom of what happened and Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered an immediate review to ensure effective response to indications of potential violence But Florida Governor Rick Scott nevertheless called for the FBI chief to step down saying the failure to act was unacceptableSeventeen innocent people are dead and acknowledging a mistake isnt going to cut it Scott saidThe January warning to the FBI was not the first it had received about Cruz who used an AR15style semiautomatic rifle that he legally purchased a year ago to spray classrooms with bullets In September the FBI was alerted to a message posted on YouTube in which a user named Nikolas Cruz vowed Im going to be a professional school shooter The FBI said it had looked into it at the time but was unable to identify the person who made the postTrumps visit to the Parkland area not far from his MaraLago resort where he was spending the long Presidents Day weekend was not announced in advance perhaps because he risked being greeted with angry demands for action on laws that allowed Cruz to amass an arsenalIts illogical that the law says a minor cant have a drink but can buy a gun said 47yearold Mavy Rubiano whose child survived the shooting In Washington the political response so far makes it clear that the powerful progun National Rifle Association which spent USD 30 million to support Trumps election in 2016 remains formidableOn Thursday Trumps nationally televised address made no mention of guns or of previous mass shootings The president focused instead on offering sympathy to the families of the victims and the need to provide better mental health care Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan said it was not a time for arguing over gun control while Republican Florida Senator Marco Rubio said new gun laws alone would not stop shootingsAs with previous mass shootings the focus of gun control advocates was the easy availability of the AR15 a civilian version of the US militarys M16 Millions have been sold around the United States and AR15style rifles were used in the mass shootings in Las Vegas Sutherland Springs Texas and Newtown ConnecticutCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new mid day Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever