Ominous social media posts could have alerted the authorities but sifting through possible threats is an enormous task, experts say
about how the gunman was inside for about an hour as armed officers held back.
He was heavily armed and had a huge stash of ammunition, and killed 19 fourth-graders aged eight to 10 and two teachers with a semi-automatic rifle, wounding about 17 others. He was ultimately shot dead by a federal agent in a classroom in which he had barricaded himself with his victims. The 42-year-old father, who digs holes around utility poles for inspection, was at work when the younger Ramos stormed into the school, and only discovered what had happened when his mother called to inform him.
Little is known about the gunman or his motives at this stage. But some online warning signs were there for anyone to stumble upon. The ominous posts, however, are often lost in an endless grid of Instagram photos that feature semi-automatic rifles, handguns and ammunition.
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