My personal thoughts on this, would be that it was a hoax. Being that I'm unable to know that for any sort of certainty, I allow room for FF. When people say that they knew someone who died at one of these "events" I'm not going to call them a liar, because I don't have first hand knowledge of it. Unless they are showing signs of "dupers delight" or are laughing then switch into acting mode immediately before addressing the press(like the one S-Hook father).
Calling people liars without hard evidence is not going to help people free their minds, but rather usually will grant sympathy for the would be liar. This usually just disengages peoples critical thinking and replaces it with emotional feelings. Emotions are much easier to manipulate than logic and reason. This is why I attempt to remain open minded and non judgmental, in my attempt to free the shackled minds.
I'm still not sure what to think. So much of it is surreal. Student Samantha Grady who stated that she deterred (deflected) bullets with a tiny book has now had another interview in which she states she was hit in the chest with bullet fragments. Yet she was doing an interview the day after the shooting.
Here's that second interview:
https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=samantha%20grady%20new%20day
Screen cap for proof in case it is removed-
This link explains the connection between Samantha Grady and Helena Ramsay ( now showing that is likely her on the floor in the pic above). The tiny book that deters bullets story is also in this article.
http://amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/broward/article200978539.html
In the CNN interview at the New Day link Samantha Grady states " I'm doing well, my injuries, err, I was shot twice. I was grazed in my back and a bullet ricocheted into my chest. Um, then there's fragments there and what not".
That interview is at the 7:05 mark in this lengthy segment on CNN gun control.
I also found something else very interesting on Samantha Grady. She added someone to the Troupe 4879 -Mobilizing MSD Club Facebook page on February 21, 2018. This means that she is involved with the drama club at the school also.
Here's that image and link:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1672529512839350/members/
Thus, it looks like in order to make it into the mainstream media's antigun campaign the job requirement is 1) be a member of the schools drama club, 2) have prior acting, reporting or filming experience and 3) attend holocaust class.
Regular students who just do history and other subjects need not apply.
The person she added to the Drama Group is Steve Corin who is the brother of another media rolled out student Jaclyn Corin.
This is Jaclyn Corin on the Ellen Degeneres Show on February 23rd. She is on the left.
If they are on the Ellen show, do you need any more evidence that things are not what they seem?