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Middle School – Threat of Violence – 8th Grade Student

 
This student was generally disruptive in class, but not known to be violent. We worked with the student on a regular basis to improve classroom behavior. This student displayed odd behavior for several years prior to this event…

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Plot for Violence Involving Many Students Uncovered

 
Six 7th-grade students were planning an attack in which they would cut the power lines and telephones to the school, and then kill students and faculty with guns and knives…

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Students’ Violent Plot Overheard and Reported by School Counselor

 
Student reviews Columbine plans in depth, finds areas where they made mistakes, and plans accordingly to avoid making the same mistakes. Student recruits another boy to help in his plan….

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LE Discovers Would-Be Campus Attacker during Unrelated Arrest

 
Authorities find hunting guns (a stolen scoped rifle and a stolen double-barrel shotgun), body armor, three knives, a machete and six Molotov cocktails…

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Peer Reports Home Schooler’s Violent Plans for Local High School

 
A U.S. home schooled student meets a Finnish boy described as an outcast, online through a YouTube video-sharing site. The two communicate online about the Columbine massacre….

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Students Report Fellow Student’s Plans for Violence, Student Unable to Obtain Weapons

 
Police found a journal in his bedroom that listed about 20 people as targets, with the idea to “take out a school resource officer” first…

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Parents Alert Police to Son’s Potential School Attack

 
Days before the averted attack, an anonymous person threatens via email to carry out a mass shooting at a school. The email, sent to several employees of various elementary schools, says the shooting will take place on Thursday….

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Teacher Physically Restrains Would-Be School Attacker, Prevents Attack

 
A 17-year-old suspect, sets off two pipe bombs. The suspect has eight more pipebombs in his vest. He also has a chainsaw, facemask, and a sword concealed in a guitar case with him, according to police…

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Member of Group Home Reports Peer’s Plans for School Attacks

 
In 2013, according to suspect 1’s mother, she becomes obsessed with the Columbine shooting after seeing a movie about the tragedy….

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Taft Union High School 2013 Shooting

 
Two of the suspect’s classmates bully him excessively throughout school. He also allegedly keeps a “hit list” of people/students…

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