Entries by Brett Cowell

Former Student Prepares to Attack High School SRO and Students

The suspect had moved away from his home state to live in a treatment center for troubled teens. Upon returning home from the center, he messaged a friend from the treatment center saying that he was plotting a school shooting. He had recently purchased a shotgun and multiple boxes of ammunition.

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Felon in Possession of a Firearm Makes School Threats

Suspect made threats over social media saying that he was going to shoot up the local college campus…

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High School Student Hides Rifle in Guitar Case

The suspect’s grandmother finds his journal that contains plans to shoot students and use homemade explosives at his school. She finds the journal when he leaves to go to a friend’s house. She then makes copies of the journal entries and puts the journal back on his bed that night…

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