The Uber driver who dropped Florida shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz at his former high school on the day he is accused of carrying out a massacre said he told her he was on his way to music class.
The female driver said she didn't notice anything strange about 19-year-old Cruz, who is accused of carrying out the worst ever mass shooting at an American high school, but recalled he was carrying a large backpack.
In an interview with local television station CBS Miami, the driver, who asked not be identified, said Cruz got in her car on the afternoon of February 14 carrying a large bag.
"I saw him with a backpack which I thought was a guitar case," she told the network.
"He told me 'I am going to my music class'."
Cruz has been charged with the murder of 17 students and staff, who died in a hail of gunfire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Valentines Day.
The driver said that Cruz was quiet and appeared to be a "normal person".
“I didn’t see anything strange or something like that, no," she told CBS Miami.
The driver said she was contacted by the local police after the shooting, and her car was searched for any evidence Cruz may have left behind.
The interview comes as students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School returned to school on Wednesday, surrounded by well-wishers and tight security.
Dozens of police officers lined the sidewalks saying "good morning" to each child and retired officers passed out flowers. Former students, neighbors and their children held banners reading "We Love You," "You've Got This" and "We Are With You."
In Washington, President Donald Trump surprised many by embracing a series of gun control measures that are tougher than usually supported by his party, and ordering lawmakers to work together on bipartisan legislation.
- Additional reporting AFP
