Freshman College Student Stabs Four Before Being Shot by Police

How many suspects were involved with the plot? 1 Lessons Learned Social media monitoring can identify individuals on the pathway to violence. The motive for the threat in this case appears to be getting kicked out of a study group. While the precipitating event may seem relatively minor, for some individuals this can amount to […]

School Shooter Injures 1 in Fight with Assistant Principal

How many suspects were involved with the plot? 1 Lessons Learned Promoting See Something, Say Something is an essential violence prevention tool. It is important to educate all members of the school community on indicators of potential self-harm and targeted violence, and how to report concerning behavior. Recommendations for Avoiding Future Attacks It is unclear […]

Student Attempts Attack on Dean after Being Denied Entrance into the Military

How many suspects were involved with the plot? 1 Lessons Learned It is important to educate all members of the school community on indicators of potential self-harm and targeted violence, and how to report concerning behavior. It is not clear how this teenager obtained the shotgun and ammunition, but if unsafe gun storage was a […]

Armed male outside school

How was the attack averted? was arrested/tackled/otherwise physically restrained What kind of weapon(s) was going to be used? Firearm How many suspects were involved with the plot? 1 Lessons Learned Promoting See Something, Say Something is an essential violence prevention tool. It is important to educate all members of the school community on indicators of […]

Students plan a school bombing

How was the attack averted? had conversation about plans/violent threats reported What kind of weapon(s) was going to be used? Bomb/Explosive, Other How many suspects were involved with the plot? 2 Lessons Learned Promoting See Something, Say Something is an essential violence prevention tool. It is important to educate all members of the school community […]

Student Brings Gun to School and Threatens Security Officer and Principal

How was the attack averted? was arrested/tackled/otherwise physically restrained What kind of weapon(s) was going to be used? Firearm How many suspects were involved with the plot? 1 Lessons Learned Promoting See Something, Say Something is an essential violence prevention tool. It is important to educate all members of the school community on indicators of […]

Four Teens Allegedly Plotted Attack for 25th Anniversary of Columbine Shooting

How was the attack averted? was arrested/tackled/otherwise physically restrained What kind of weapon(s) was going to be used? Bomb/Explosive, Firearm How many suspects were involved with the plot? 4+ Lessons Learned Promoting See Something, Say Something is an essential violence prevention tool. It is important to educate all members of the school community on indicators […]

Teen Accused of Plotting School Violence at a Graduation Ceremony

How was the attack averted? had social media post/entry/video reported, was arrested/tackled/otherwise physically restrained What kind of weapon(s) was going to be used? Firearm How many suspects were involved with the plot? 1 Lessons Learned Promoting See Something, Say Something is an essential violence prevention tool. It is important to educate all members of the […]

Students Arrested After Peer Reports Attack Planning

How was the attack averted? was arrested/tackled/otherwise physically restrained What kind of weapon(s) was going to be used? Bomb/Explosive, Firearm How many suspects were involved with the plot? 3 Lessons Learned Promoting See Something, Say Something is an essential violence prevention tool. It is important to educate all members of the school community on indicators […]

Student Threatened School Attack on Social Media

How was the attack averted? had social media post/entry/video reported What kind of weapon(s) was going to be used? Bomb/Explosive, Firearm How many suspects were involved with the plot? 1 Lessons Learned Promoting See Something, Say Something is an essential violence prevention tool. It is important to educate all members of the school community on […]