Smith said all teachers at the school have an ID made by the safety technology company CENTEGIX, which has a button they can press to alert authorities to an “active situation.”
There were 26 teachers who pushed their buttons, immediately sending simultaneous notifications to law enforcement, Smith told ABC News.
According to Smith, before officers made it inside, two school resource officers had already found the alleged shooter. They were about 70 yards away from him with handguns, Smith said. The shooter had an assault-style rifle. It was a no-win situation, but they still charged at the suspect, Smith said.
“They stopped the carnage,” Smith said. “At that distance with what he had and what we had, it was a no-win situation…it could have been worse”
Lyela Sayarath, an 11th grader, said she was in Algebra class with Gray just minutes before police say the suspect went on a shooting rampage inside.
