Handgun/pistol

Duluth Man Described Plans for School, Theater Shootings

How was the attack averted? changed his/her mind on his/her own volition, had conversation about plans/violent threats reported What kind of weapon(s) was going to be used? Firearm How many suspects were involved with the plot? 1

Armed Man Arrested in School Parking Lot

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 Recommendations for Avoiding Future Attacks One big step is to have a police officer or SRO for every school. Recommended Changes to School Procedure One big step […]

International Student With a Hit List and Illegal Firearm

How was the attack averted? Had conversation about plans/violent threats reported What kind of weapon(s) was going to be used? Firearm How many suspects were involved with the plot? 1 Lessons Learned Seemingly minor incidents can evolve into major grievances for some individuals. It appears this individual was illegally in possession of a firearm that […]

Beach High School 2000 Shooting

Suspect’s friends flash gang signs towards kids walking in the street, the kids respond with obscene gestures. The suspect then pulls out his gun and fires several shots…

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Italy High School 2018 Shooting

Peers and parents that were interviewed after the attack had said that they had warned the administration of his anger issues after multiple incidents of violence against students.

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Student Reports Threats Overheard on School Bus

A student overheard — and recorded on a cellphone — the suspect making threats toward four classmates and a relative on an afternoon school bus ride.

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Out-of-state Mother Helps Avert Planned School Shootings

Son makes threat on social media and out of state mother reports his post.

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Former College Student Threatens Retaliation

Nine years after graduating, a former student of a small liberal arts college began sending a series of threatening emails to a staff member at the college. The emails escalated in intensity and were accompanied by YouTube videos showing the student with weapons.

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Staff on Staff Targeted Violence

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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Two Students Post Photo Holding Firearms on Instagram

Two high school boys (student 1 and student 2) post pictures on Instagram posing with firearms. The photos are captioned: “Schools gonna be fun tomorrow” and “School will be interesting tomorrow.” The captions also included the hashtag, “#RIPMHS.”…

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