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? Bomb/Explosive, Firearm, Knives 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 familiarize all […]
Male Suspect #1 was a student at a university but about two weeks prior to his arrest he was kicked off the campus for “behavior which was alarming and frightening to other students.”…
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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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The night before the attack, The suspect says that he “[hears] all these voices saying they was gonna kill me…
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In February 2007, Suspect #1 calls his ex-girlfriend and threatens suicide because he could no longer see her. In early March, the ex-girlfriend writes on court documents, “I cannot find him, but he can find me and knows my place of work…
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Shooter fires weapon at a bus stop, injuring six people…
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Shooter expressed interest in the Columbine shooting at a young age…
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Child with history of neglect and abuse makes threats at his school…
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