Florida Student Who Survived Shooting Describes Seeing Bodies | Megyn Kelly TODAY

Brandon Carrasco, a 15-year-old freshman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, tells Megyn Kelly about the Thursday shooting that left 17 people dead, saying “I was trying to keep my calm” as he hid in a classroom with other students. He describes seeing bodies as they were evacuated by authorities: “One was very bad.”
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Florida Student Who Survived Shooting Describes Seeing Bodies | Megyn Kelly TODAY

[@HB-tk7xc]

I have an idea! ... Let’s interview traumatized kids the day after a shooting, let’s also ask what they saw in the hall/classroom...

[@waterworks9190]

My friend died there i cried for 5 days

[@Ruebenbayona]

Well they had a choice they didnt force them to go to the interview

[@vmeat9381]

@@waterworks9190 I’m so sorry for your lost

[@CyberRacer]

I think it’s a good thing asking them questions like these , people think they are safe their whole lives and nothing’s gonna happen to them and the chances are very low , it’s just a reminder that anything can happen and how you should react

[@scottyaaa]

@@Ruebenbayona yup true

[@angelicas2258]

He's a freshman for Gods sake. It makes sense that it was difficult for him to articulate what happened to him. He's been through a traumatic experience. Just because he doesn't use enough descriptive verbs for you and isn't bawling doesn't mean that it's fake.

[@slowjoy9]

Angelica, what do you think about that light falling above his head @ 3:55 ? weird, huh?

[@grizzlyer2200]

+Kk Westbury probably a glare from one of the studio workers on stage that shined the light too close to the screen on the show. youre being over dramatic lol

[@Abby-ir3gs]

Angelica, I am you

[@diegocontreras9845]

Angelica Schuyler people died lmao

[@stephaniewhite4707]

Kk Westbury it’s weird because we don’t know what it is but that doesn’t make it fake i has friends who go to that school it’s not fake.

[@rachellehrman8821]

"did you feel calm?" FOR REAL??

[@XampleEditing]

Rachel Lehrman you’ve never been in a live news interview have you. They ask you some questions before hand to conduct a an easy interview. He might have mentioned how he was calm later on in his story

[@godsresolution]

Rachel Lehrman Exactly Like Wtf I'm suppose to feel calm because there is a guy with a Gun and I could possibly Die rn

[@mxxxn]

Actually, sometimes people go into shock and they just feel calm. Kinda numb to emotion. I've experienced it myself

[@meazaberhanu3038]

Ikr calm? wtf

[@Mesovorticities]

But.... he actually said he wasnt panickig

[@meg9136]

Brandon: There was a shooter shooting us in the hallway Interviewer: Were you calm?

[@kidneytransplant2843]

Such a stupid question from that interviewer.

[@75smurfette]

So glad this kid is ok but heartbroken for the trauma he will have to live with for the rest of his life.

[@alberg8]

Freshman and he carries himself like this...nice. Rest in Peace victims of the shooting our prayers go out to you.

[@nataliemira2073]

To have seen bodies he’s very calm I would be traumatized and crying

[@aniyac9537]

Everyone is different

[@sarahkerns2472]

You wouldn’t. It’s almost like a dream when it’s over and you’re way too in shock to be crying. In the moment and for days even you could shut off your emotions just as he did. Trauma shows in many forms but being “calm” after seeing a dead body is completely normal. It more than likely hit him as soon as he was alone and able to process it.

[@clorozweepvmundosalazar5153]

You don’t know what you would be like in that situation because you’ve never been in it

[@cameron3846]

I know him personally and it’s sad to see him like this

[@alattadikimahbut5270]

What’s his Instagram. Period.

[@samanthaguzman2768]

Omg cameron heyy

[@samanthaguzman2768]

wigsnatcher430 why do you want it?

[@cameron3846]

Samantha cx Hi sam

[@alattadikimahbut5270]

Samantha cx to prove that this kid is legit

[@cassiebuchanan4370]

leave these kids alone you cultures sick reporters trying to get a scoop these kids are in trauma leave them alone

[@sylviacandy789]

Cassie Buchanan they do say talking about it makes you not dream about it

[@cassiebuchanan4370]

Ortidia G but not on a camera there should be more compassion there just kids

[@meli9976]

it’s important for them to talk about it and important for others to know facts

[@schewitt1977]

Cassie Buchanan 🙄

[@backyardbreeze112]

I've heard MANY of these kids say they WANT their voices heard. Unlike Evangelical Christians..they don't want this to keep happening.

[@mxoonie529]

This absolutely breaks my heart 💔

[@MiguelGarcia-hp4ro]

4:38 theres some ducks in the background

[@Hari-wv3td]

Yes

[@huhrawz]

Indeed

[@Hari-wv3td]

@@huhrawz RIP to the people who died

[@kilzo_]

i like ur 21 pilots picture im a little late lol

[@MiguelGarcia-hp4ro]

@@kilzo_ thank you (3 months late)

[@magnum2424kc]

This type of incident is honestly so horrible for anyone, but especially the junior adults that haven't even really taken a step into life and they go to school to get their education where they are supposed to be and in a flash they are exposed to and actually seen more violence and death than some service members of the US arm services. God Bless all students, and so sorry for the Casualties.

[@snk7148]

3:55 ring of light over his head. WTF!

[@Hari-wv3td]

Oof

[@BrandonG444]

Why is no one else talking about an Alien just landing in the background like that

[@AverageJoe21]

Lol a frisbee

[@taraedmund9770]

This horrifying shooting massacre has turned my stomach around. It makes me literally sick to think that our kids are not even safe in a good school system. I am praying for those of you who went thru this and lost loved ones

[@huera.g.742]

Tara Edmund lol

[@manafaye]

Heartbroken. My condolences to all the families affected

[@cinamonni9014]

Anyone else feel like her questions could have been so much better? Not only trying to not sound dumb but also not to pry too much into this poor kids trauma.

[@manliomuniz6754]

Whoa I went ahead and paused various times at 3:55 and looked like a very rounded object flying very fast in the sky

[@raidenff2668]

saw it

[@javierdiaz316]

@Rene Happi frisbee?😄

[@rayisko9356]

Finally Megyn Kelly does it right! She so far the only interview who sounded companionate and not just only trying to get the story! Now this is the Megyn Kelly I remember!

[@mztryz]

That's FUNNY!

[@jasmyne7723]

Honestly is that really important when this is about the school shooting ?!?

[@gowest8397]

Google "Massive White Helmet Photo Cache Proves Hollywood Gave Oscar to Terrorist Group" to see how the deep state and media conduct false flags and cover them up. White Helmets Exposed on Twitter.

[@mije1727]

go west msm owned by saudi arabia, so are the las vegas hotels involved in the shooting

[@htallen2294]

Ray Isko

[@TunTheOfficial]

Americans love their guns way too much. Tbh we have to show our children/young adults how to survive in these situations, protect themselves and think smart. Its never too early/late to show your kids/teens how to protect themselves.

[@jenniferloftus2363]

Our school does active shooter drills along with fire drills.

[@TunTheOfficial]

Jennifer Loftus my school had put up gates that open from the inside. And we had many police officers on campus

[@retipserjayzoom]

Tuna where do you go to..Incarcerated ?

[@phogzzz]

yes, with a gun. No better protection.

[@johnnycmajor]

So did this one.. on the same day ..who would ever have thought.

[@saramerritt4844]

Absolutely heart breaking

[@Parksidetg]

Who else seen the thing above his head at 3:55🤔

[@jojocookies]

It‘s a bird 👀 you can see it walking on the sidewalk later on

[@Fender-nl7cd]

I read the shooting was done in 3 minutes yet the swat team and multiple helicopters were on the scene almost instantly or simultaneously?.

[@predatorpoachersantarctica1331]

HOW DOES A GUY WHO GETS KICKED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL BUY A GUN LEGALLY?? HOWW??

[@breannajohnson4675]

A 1Sauce he was 18 you have to be 18 or older

[@predatorpoachersantarctica1331]

Breanna Johnson I know he was 18, but he was kicked out of high school for being aggressive... HOW CAN HE PASS ANY BACKGROUND CHECKS with that huge red flag on him. Buying a gun should be a privilege for those who are responsible only!!

[@debbie541]

why can any citizen purchase a military automatic machine gun- is there a civil war going on

[@wilsonc5P]

You can't really be that stupid. can you?

[@superapex2128]

Do we know for sure he got his gun legally?

[@bushbaby3415]

Look how cold her eyes look. You can see the anger and sadness that this happened

[@lizpurr8402]

This young man is probably in his second year of college now. God Bless his brave soul- please let the rest of his life be happy and healthy.

[@shannonkimble21]

For people who are saying this is fake unless you have been involved in something like this or a tragedy at a school which I have been when your a teenager you want to talk about it it’s all you want to do and it actually does help telling your story and talking through it those kids need to talk about what happened to them their reactions are completely normal

[@huertalapaz8359]

Its amazing how all these kids are not effected so much by what happened its almost like they have been programed for death , they are very controlled for their age much more than the adults

[@slyshooter2303]

I live in florida and it is very sad

[@MundaneTV]

Same 😢

[@godsresolution]

SlyShooter I go to a school like 5 mins of this School

[@ShaxHC]

+Gods GoBrxzy stay safe brother!

[@yixingzz_2386]

Same, I like 2 hours away 😪

[@annewalker9221]

SlyShooter bless y’all

[@beanieschannel8308]

I’m am praying for everyone from this school

[@calebgomes8174]

And what is very sad is that it was on Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday and I’m pretty sure those 17 students that died had valentine plans after school but they didn’t get to because they’re lives shattered and never made it

[@calebgomes8174]

@First Last 17 people*

[@Turk_313]

is he in the studio?? clearly a green screen but .. why ..

[@spaceboyhappy]

It's SOO many people.. .. How is it POSSIBLE ??

[@calgraherentertainment7101]

Whoever wrote these questions well done! "Were you Calm" Of course not the shooter is killing people

[@stiltmansstilt1014]

"it looked like one of the swat members were trying to cover it up". Conspiracy wingnuts- "One of the kids admitted he caught one of the swat members trying to cover it up! We told you!".

[@eclipse-is6655]

Some people are just heartless and it's very sad

[@keenanryan8735]

i don't remember any of the classrooms having locks on the doors when I was in school....so eerie...

[@TheAndokid1]

Yeah I heard back than the classrooms didn’t even have doors on them.

[@Tracylyn42]

These students are just amazing human beings. I'm overwhelmed how they all looked out for each other and helped each other. This is too much for me as an adult to handle yet these children are amazing!!!!

[@immyspeakman5399]

Rip to those who died 💔 pray for the families and friends of the injured and dead 🙏. Nobody deserves to experience something like this 😰💔 Pray for all the victims of the attack 🙏😭💔 ❤️❤️❤️

[@carlos-8994]

this is really sad im going to pray for you people

[@reallifedopeboy9226]

I feel very sorry god bless all

[@williamsawyer6206]

Something very wrong here!!!

[@linauriscrescioni2740]

I can't watch any of these videos and not cry. Please protect our kids. Something needs to change

[@juniorgee7297]

find the people responsible for putting the murderers up to it. or if it even happened.

[@freddieh8554]

Prayers

[@claudiae264]

He's obviously very nervous. He just went threw a SCHOOL SHOOTING give him some slack

[@strawberrypocky4938]

Just because he’s blinking his eyes, doesn’t mean he’s lying. He’s just nervous to be speaking out on the news and he’s young. You would also be nervous to be speaking out on the news thats going to be all over the world too.

[@Fender-nl7cd]

"Vote for Pedro. I will make all your dreams come true." Why did they use a green screen? Watch the glitch in the top center of the screen come down at 3:55. Other reporters used this same green screen background.

[@jojocookies]

That‘s a bird you can see them in the end walking on the sidewalk 👀 But i‘m 100% sure I saw that bird before they think they smart reusing the same background actors 👁👄👁 you can‘t foul us we are AWAKE!!

[@rexosaurus_rex5582]

@@jojocookies wtf

[@IceFox606]

I can’t believe all these news agencies were doing all these interviews THE DAY AFTER the shooting. Or even a few days to a few weeks after. Let the poor kids process and grieve what happened first

[@TheAndokid1]

Yeah unless they were trying to get information to do an investigation.

[@kkdoc7864]

This young man is amazing. Good job in thanking the interviewer in the beginning, speaking clearly and fully, and helping out your classmates. You are a pro. Stay on this path and you will do very well.

[@andresojeda5276]

this is sad, when will this end

[@julesbailey3026]

"Did you feel calm?".. ??? Wow.

[@Inquiring]

The background is definitely a green screen. Doesn't necessarily mean it's fake, but just keep that in mind.

[@ou812scott]

My first thought is why would you do an interview back at the school or where police have it blocked off huh???

[@TonyVega123]

Megyn Kelly has totally redeemed herself. Thank you girl.

[@danerook]

Tony Vega She should have stayed with fox news.

[@brain8484]

Tony Vega what , she never went off the rails , always stood for what she believed in .. she is the strong.

[@jw7230]

By making him rethink a horrible tragedy ?

[@annewalker9221]

Wow!!!! I’m so thankful for his bravery and great tips

[@Adam-qw4ut]

Why was the door locked????

[@jocelyngarcia7359]

I like how he tried to help everyone else all the time I would be selfish

[@worldofdanig]

None of the rooms on the first floor had windows? I would have searched for one and jumped out.

[@rahanafilsaime594]

Rip all 17 people

[@dm2129]

the swat team tried to cover one body and not the others I talk to them but I didn't know them personally🤦 come on people wake up

[@alisonw5713]

What he means by I talked to them but dont know them personally is he's not really close or friends with them

[@katherinel8970]

if you guys have ever seen firsthand how the news stations film interviews, they actually bring some sort of ringlight or something so while it does make the background look fake, it's just the lighting they use.

[@KF-tm3uu]

Regardless if you think this event was real, staged or a bit of both, there are a few lines of questioning that I don't see anyone picking up on at present. On the presumption that this is all 100% real, and that according to witness and family testimonies/statements/interviews etc. that there were 'live shooter drills' happening that day, the gunman was depressed and that he was also a loner who had trouble fitting into friend groups despite his best efforts - 1. Did the 'Live-shooter Drills' in fact cause more deaths or deaths themselves because the students thought it was another drill? 2. If Cruz was depressed, was he taking any form of medication/pharmaceuticals that could have incited such behaviour? 3. Could someone taking the time to befriend this individual, show compassion to him (especially since his family had died) and teaching him how to be a good person, have prevented this event from happening? I'm very interested on others opinions on these thoughts.

[@1994Godsman]

3. I heard that Meadow Pollack tried to befriend him

[@adrianahicks2923]

So if a student comes in saying there was gunshots why would you go out in the halls if the firealarm went off

[@AMIR-ey3uk]

I would’ve started crying but I fell like if it happens I should do what he did

[@memetacoz222]

The truth is no one is safe anyone could just come on any day any where and do this

[@daydreamingdany3215]

Reporter:HoW dID YuO FeEL? Kids head:what kind of question is that??

[@TechSeller]

You live in Florida? WOW

[@nikkifortner2874]

He's not the only kid I've heard say they had a drill earlier that same day. coincidence? doubtful

[@elizabethrobles3668]

I love Florida so much

[@dariaflorianacodres2619]

why do doors have windows why

[@rachelsirotic6391]

Where are these kids’ parents?

[@texasgun2731]

in my basement lol

[@alexisjackson8039]

Texas Gun uglyyyy💀💀💀😩😩😩

[@Kzombie]

Seems like he was told he was going to be interviewed for keeping his classmates calm

[@avalon797]

You can here the struggle of his voice bc he’s only a young kid dealing w such a traumatic experience

[@Glucoseintolerant]

I love in florida and this is scary. Everyone is so paranoid

[@midnightvargas9835]

Poor kid. This is my worst nightmare

[@allisonhigareda4524]

I feel bad for them let's all pray that nothing like that again

[@WhomThouDoesNotKnow]

It’s just really sad and disgusting that these shootings happen all the time. And it’s also both that idiots in the comment sections of these videos think it’s some conspiracy.

[@midnightvargas9835]

My son is 15 :(

[@johnniezaragoza1960]

Everyone there are actually alot of students in other classrooms that didnt go through any terrifying scenes and a lot of people and i mean a lot of people who fidnt lose a friend or loved one. Not everyone can be as terrifyed as the ones who really saw some gruesome shiy

[@natynina8979]

So the kid says he heard gun shots you hear them and still the teacher allows you to leave ????

[@Fender-nl7cd]

What's under the blue tarp in the background? An interview tent?

[@samuelcastillo794]

I hate when people say it’s fake, I know this guy, he’s one of my friends, the whole community in parkland and Coral Springs suffer all of this, none of this is fake, yesterday I was in Douglas high school in the walkout with other schools, the environment is heavy, it’s devastating that something like this has happened, it shouldn’t happen again in any other school of the nation! #NeverAgain🙏🏻

[@samuelcastillo794]

TheBookWorm1718 when you’re in school, you’re supposed to be studying not looking for shooters!

[@ssjsonic3839]

Then do you know why his hair isn't flowing with the wind and what that light was on top of his head at 3:55?

[@huera.g.742]

Samuel Castillo 😂

[@krauser8429]

Why are their so many video asking people about dead bodies. Talk about the people not the nodies. Talk about how to fix this issue america has.

[@mia-cararomano6345]

How did he know that early that he didn't know any of the victims?

[@livinglife3080]

💔💔💔

[@negrita0604]

So so so weird. After the shooting I ,for some odd reason, went back to see exactly what happened at Columbine because I was so young.... I watched news reports and kids speaking... crying... scared..... a boy crawling out of the window with half of his body paralyzed.... and now, I am watching these interviews and every single one of them seem like they are reading from a book. Like they don’t know how to speak. Seriously from the videos from Columbine you can tell the kids were scared.... like it was real. What in the heck is going on in these interviews from Florida??

[@CivicSTS]

America has been dumbed down. They down question anything. They believe the guy at Boston marathon with shredded up clothing, the thing is...there was NO blood to show for it. Was that pressure cooker anti flesh cutting?

[@mrmoon-bf4gv]

listening to her voice-- she sounds so sympathetic i'm so close to crying wh

[@daddymaddy1087]

some of yall haven’t gone thru trauma and it shows

[@sarahclemo5924]

Why does she correct him with "fire drill" when he says "we just had one"... and how was SWAT already there? I thought it took an hour for police to show up?

[@joshuaschneider4931]

All of these shootings are so annoying, I mean. Please

[@lucasvandenbergen3565]

I have a question: i live in belgium and in our country it was big news but they also said it was the 28th school shooting of that year, which means there was almost every day a school shooting. My question for american people is, do those other school shootings get in the news? How many casualties are there on average in those? I really wanna know cuz there's like every year here 1 Big US school shooting on the news of what i have to believe hundreds of other schoolshootings that don't get it to the news.. it's so weird, confusing and scary to think

[@deloraaustin4507]

Everyone says they heard gunshots but nobody said they actually saw Cruz with the gun shooting.???

[@antinova5703]

I could NEVER own a gun. Just owning a gun would probably horrify me, unless you locked them away or something! I don't know! And how could you stay calm?

[@brandonvargas2735]

I was in it my best friend died

[@jaeljade3609]

Poor kid doesn't know it yet but he'll most likely suffer from PTSD. I went through seeing my neighbor shot and killed yrs ago and still have issues. Anytime I hear a gun on TV or in real life I'm taken right back.

[@andyroswell3871]

interesting all student give interview at the same spot ware the shooting was !!

[@KF-tm3uu]

Why would he have to be Russian? That is incredibly offensive to Russians. Why don't you learn his language and see how easy it is for you! At least he is trying to learn ours, if of course English is not his native language to begin with. He could have intellectual or Neurophysical difficulties in terms of the written word for all you know. Stop being a troll to people to make their observation seem invalid. I think Andy makes a good point, regardless of how his statement was written.

[@dehrg5118]

bro that's green screen

[@theanc316ientone]

andy roswell your right, I just noticed thst

[@theanc316ientone]

The yellow band in the background is blowing quite well in the wind, but this kids hair is not moving

[@badairdaynewyork5859]

Andy - This is terrible and frightening, don't get me wrong. But none of the students have Florida accents. That strikes me as a little bizarre.

[@kayleann9505]

People saying this is fake makes me sick. People lost their lives and their are many videos that students took that prove this is real.

[@christianlennon714]

I bloody knew KZbin would bring me to her, to this!

[@jade-le9rc]

way too soon

[@milboxr9772]

This interview looks weird, he smiles when he says his age and doesn't blink but continues to blink in all of his other dialogue idk something just seems off and no I'm not some conspiracy nut

[@succi7928]

Milbox R This happened a year ago when he was only 14. It’s a shooting not a football game he’s not gonna remember everything especially if it traumatized him.

[@joshuadoyle1290]

at 2:20 you can hear someone tell the kid what to say ...also the caution tape is blowing all around , and his hair never moves from the wind . clearly in studio , nice try propaganda pushers . I'm alone here or you guys buying this ?

[@rexosaurus_rex5582]

those are just people talking in the background you pos. how could you think this shooting is fake? shame on you.