US FOR THE FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THEIR CHILDREN, OF COURSE WITH LOVED ONONE >> PRIYA SRIDHAR ON THE GROUND FOR US. THANK YOU. WE'VE BEEN HEARING FOR HOURS NOW FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS REACTING TO THE SHOOTING TRYING TO GET IN CONTACT WITH LOVED ONES AT THE SCHOOL. HERE'S A BIT OF WHAT SOME OF THEM HAD TO SAY. >> SHE WAS TWO DOORS DOWN FROM WHERE IT HAPPENED. HE SAID HE HEARD SOME KNOCKING ON THE DOOR BEFORE THEY WENT TO LOCKDOWN. BANGING ON THE DOOR -- HE HEARD SOMEONE SAY OPEN THE F-ING DOOR, LETTUCE AND AND THEN HE HEARD BOOM, AND THEN WHEN HE WENT TO LEAVE THERE WAS GUNPOWDER, GUN SHELLS AND BLOOD EVERYWHERE. >> I HEARD SCREAMING AND POLICE OFFICERS LIKE GET DOWN, PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HEAD. >> THE TEACHER TURNED AROUND AND SAID HE HAD A UN AND AS SOON AS HE SAID THAT WE HEARD HIM FIRING. >> I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. >> IT WAS JUST LIKE THE LOUD BOOM, MY TEACHER THOUGHT IT WAS SOME KID ACTING FOOLISH THAN SHE TOOK A PEEK OUTSIDE AND HEARD REPEATEDLY THE BANGING AGAIN AND THAT'S WHEN WE COULD IDENTIFY IT WAS A GUN AND THEN THE HARD LOCKDOWN PLACED AND THEN WE WENT TO THE BACK OF THE CLASSROOM AND TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS. I WAS SHAKING, SCARED, AND I DIDN'T HAVE MY PHONE ON ME AND I COULDN'T TELL MY MOM. I DIDN'T KNOW SCHOOL WAS -- BECAUSE YOU COULD HEAR THE GUNFIRE RIGHT DOWN THE HALL. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS LIKE THE LAST CHANCE I HAD TO CONTACT HER. >> MY DAUGHTER CALLED ME AT WORK. SCREAMING. THAT THERE WAS A SHOOTER AT APALACHEE. AND SAID FOR ME TO GET THERE AS QUICK AS POSSIBLE SO. JUST TO