How was the attack averted? had conversation about plans/violent threats 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. The anonymous reporting system played an integral role […]
The suspect’s father finds her journal that outlines the plot. Journal entries dated back to December 2016 and described a timeline and phases of the attack.
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In early 2013, detectives began investigating a series of threatening letters that were being received by university custodial workers. Some of the letters were handwritten, so investigators began working with the State Police Crime Lab, requesting a handwriting analysis to compare the suspect letters against a known sample from an identified suspect, who was a former employee and co-worker of the victims.
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At least two months before the planned attack, student 1 publishes violent posts on her social media account. A friend sees that student 1’s Tumblr page is filled with violent images, and confronts her about it….
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A thirteen-year-old female and former student (homeschooled at the time of the threat) specifically threatens other students with acts of violence via text message….
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Former student stalks her ex-husband…
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Shooter allegedly plans to kill her stepbrother with a 9mm semiautomatic handgun…
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The shooter attends a faculty meeting and begins to shoot meeting attendees…
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Female student is upset at a recent breakup with her partner…
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Girl who is bullied moves to a new school where she is once again teased…
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