WASHINGTON – The father of a Parkland shooting victim approached Judge Brett Kavanaugh during a break at his confirmation hearing Tuesday in a dramatic moment caught on camera. Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter died in the massacre, tried to introduce himself to Kavanaugh — but it was not clear if the Supreme Court nominee heard him. “[I] put out my hand to introduce myself as Jaime Guttenberg’s dad,” father Fred Guttenberg said. “He pulled his hand back, turned his back to me and walked away. I guess he did not want to deal with the reality of gun violence.” A video showed that Kavanaugh turned away from the grieving dad with an outstretched hand and left the hearing room escorted by security. A White House rep said Kavanaugh wasn’t trying to ignore Guttenberg. “As Judge Kavanaugh left for his lunch break, an unidentified individual approached him,” spokesman Raj Shah said. “Before the Judge was able to shake his hand, security had intervened.” The grieving dad’s daughter, 14-year-old Jamie Guttenberg, was among the students killed in a mass shooting Feb. 14 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.<doc-sep>Fred Guttenberg, whose daughter Jamie was murdered during the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida earlier this year, says Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh refused to shake his hand when he approached before the lunch break at Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing Tuesday. Much like the size of the crowd at Donald Trump’s inauguration, the facts of the incident quickly became contested ground, as the Trump administration offered their own interpretation of events captured on camera. Guttenberg gave his account of what happened on Twitter: Advertisement Just walked up to Judge Kavanaugh as morning session ended. Put out my hand to introduce myself as Jaime Guttenberg's dad. He pulled his hand back, turned his back to me and walked away. I guess he did not want to deal with the reality of gun violence. — Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) September 4, 2018 Advertisement Advertisement Principal Deputy Press Secretary Raj Shah had a different take, calling Guttenberg an “unidentified individual” who “the Judge” would have shaken hands with, if not for overzealous security guards: Advertisement As Judge Kavanaugh left for his lunch break, an unidentified individual approached him. Before the Judge was able to shake his hand, security had intervened. https://t.co/ylOhtA1s6G — Raj Shah (@RajShah45) September 4, 2018 Guttenberg immediately disputed Shah’s version on Twitter, which would have created an intractable Rashomon-type scenario, if not for the fact that their exchange was captured on video from multiple angles. Decide for yourself: Does this show a Supreme Court nominee realizing with alarm that he’s talking to a citizen who disagrees with his beliefs about gun control, then whirling away and rushing off without shaking hands, or does it show a Supreme Court nominee whose eagerness to extend his condolences, father to father, was unfortunately interrupted by security? First, here’s the version Raj Shah tweeted: Advertisement NEW VIDEO of hearing room clearly shows security intervened when Judge #Kavanaugh was approached. pic.twitter.com/ZGRRCcWroW — Raj Shah (@RajShah45) September 4, 2018 It’s strange that Shah chose an extreme long shot, in which the interaction between Guttenberg and Kavanaugh is barely discernable, but maybe it’s the only angle from which the gunman on the grassy knoll is visible. CNN was less coy: Advertisement Fred Guttenberg, the father of a Parkland shooting victim, says he tried to approach Brett Kavanaugh, but the Supreme Court nominee ignored him. The White House says security intervened before Kavanaugh could respond. https://t.co/IlArmECMFR pic.twitter.com/H5WSdRwrIj — CNN (@CNN) September 4, 2018 Advertisement The Washington Post captured the exchange from a slightly different angle, which shows more of Kavanaugh’s facial expressions. Guttenberg can be heard saying “… was murdered at Parkland,” then, more loudly, saying “Walking away? Have a nice day,” as Kavanaugh walks away from him: Advertisement NBC News captured Guttenberg’s facial expressions from an angle that makes it clear Kavanaugh ignored his handshake and turned away after he said “I’m Fred Guttenberg” but possibly before he mentioned his daughter’s murder (although there’s an inaudible sentence in between): Advertisement Fred Guttenberg, father of Parkland victim, Jaime, tries to shakes hands with Brett Kavanaugh: "My daughter was murdered at Parkland." White House says an "unidentified individual approached" Kavanaugh, but "before the judge was able to shake his hand, security had intervened." pic.twitter.com/IerpDMOW0h — NBC News (@NBCNews) September 4, 2018 Guttenberg, who was there as a guest of California Senator Dianne Feinstein, later told CNN he’d gone to talk to Kavanaugh “as a dad,” adding, “I don’t go home to my complete family anymore.” Advertisement "I went up to him as a dad ... I don't go home to my complete family anymore, my daughter was killed." - Fred Guttenberg, attempted to shake hands with Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh https://t.co/jPvuoShuEr pic.twitter.com/eEwCAyU2tr — OutFrontCNN (@OutFrontCNN) September 4, 2018 Finally, Paramount Pictures—normally not in the business of covering Supreme Court confirmation hearings—had no footage of Guttenberg and Kavanaugh, but were able to capture the moment when senatorial candidate Greg Stillson used a baby as a human shield at a rally in New Hampshire: Advertisement So it looks like it’s one of those intractable Rashomon-type scenarios after all. The only possible way to determine whether what happened between Kavanaugh and Guttenberg was a snub or an accident would be to somehow measure the relative credibility of Guttenberg, who has dedicated his life to the cause of gun safety after the murder of his teenage daughter, against that of Shah, a man who voluntarily took a job working for Donald Trump. It’s a real pickle!<doc-sep>(CNN) — Fred Guttenberg, the father of a slain Parkland student, said he had approached Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh at his confirmation hearing Tuesday in an attempt to appeal to him “as a dad,” but when he extended his hand he was ignored by the judge. “I simply said, ‘Hi, my name is Fred Guttenberg, I’m the father of Jaime Guttenberg, who was murdered in Parkland,’ ” Guttenberg told Kate Bolduan on CNN’s “Erin Burnett OutFront.” “As soon as I got to the ‘murdered in Parkland,’ that’s when you saw him turn and move and walk the other way.” White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah addressed the moment on Twitter earlier Tuesday, saying, “As Judge Kavanaugh left for his lunch break, an unidentified individual approached him. Before the Judge was able to shake his hand, security had intervened.” He added that video “clearly shows security intervened” when Kavanaugh was approached. A source familiar with the encounter said Kavanaugh did not know who Guttenberg was and that security intervened to end the exchange before there could even be a handshake. The source said Kavanaugh’s security detail quickly stepped in because they did not know who the person was. Guttenberg attended the confirmation hearing as a guest of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, who introduced him at the hearing. “I don’t go home to my complete family anymore – my daughter was killed – and I am really concerned about how he is going to rule on certain things that matter a lot to me,” Guttenberg told CNN, “because I don’t want to see other families go through what we’ve gone through.” “We actually passed gun safety after what happened in Parkland,” Guttenberg said, and then “the NRA filed a lawsuit. These lawsuits are going to end up in front of a Justice Kavanaugh.” He said that based on Kavanaugh’s prior statements and rulings, unfortunately, “we can predict how he’s going to rule,” but that his hope Tuesday was to tell the Supreme Court nominee: “I hope you change your stance.” “I hope you can be part of making sure no other parent has to feel the way I do,” Guttenberg said he wanted to tell the judge, “because we can fix this.” “I’m concerned that he won’t be that person,” Guttenberg said. “But he’s a father, and I was hoping to appeal to that.” CNN’s Eli Watkins, Ariane de Vogue and David Shortell contributed to this report.<doc-sep>
(CNN) — Fred Guttenberg, the father of a slain Parkland student, said on Twitter that he tried to approach Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh only for the judge to ignore him. The incident occurred as the Senate Judiciary Committee took a recess shortly after noon Tuesday. “Just walked up to Judge Kavanaugh as morning session ended. Put out my hand to introduce myself as Jaime Guttenberg’s dad. He pulled his hand back, turned his back to me and walked away. I guess he did not want to deal with the reality of gun violence,” Guttenberg tweeted. Just walked up to Judge Kavanaugh as morning session ended. Put out my hand to introduce myself as Jaime Guttenberg's dad. He pulled his hand back, turned his back to me and walked away. I guess he did not want to deal with the reality of gun violence. — Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) September 4, 2018 White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah addressed the moment on Twitter, saying, “As Judge Kavanaugh left for his lunch break, an unidentified individual approached him. Before the Judge was able to shake his hand, security had intervened.” A source familiar with the encounter said Kavanaugh did not know who Guttenberg was and that security intervened to end the exchange before there could even be a handshake. The source said Kavanaugh’s security detail quickly stepped in because they did not know who the person was. CNN has reviewed the video that shows Guttenberg holding out his hand to Kavanaugh with the judge seen listening to Guttenberg, expressionless, before turning away as security intervenes. Shah posted a video of the moment and said it “clearly shows security intervened” when Kavanaugh was approached. Guttenberg disputed Shah’s account, replying, “Incorrect. I was here all day and introduced by Senator Feinstein. No security involved. He turned and walked away.” Incorrect. I was here all day and introduced by Senator Feinstein. No security involved. He turned and walked away. — Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) September 4, 2018 Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Judiciary panel, introduced Guttenberg and several other advocates during her opening statement. Jaime Guttenberg was 14 when she died in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, earlier this year. CNN’s Brian Ries contributed to this report.