4 accused of plotting school attack on Columbine anniversary

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

DUNMORE, Pa. (AP) — Four teenagers have been charged with a plot to attack a Pennsylvania high school in 2024, on the 25th anniversary of the massacre at Colorado’s Columbine High School, authorities said.

A 15-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy are charged as adults and two other teenagers face juvenile charges in the plan to attack Dunmore High School, outside Scranton, on April 20, 2024, authorities said. Investigators said the girl’s mother told police that her daughter was “obsessed with Columbine,” The Times-Tribune reported Friday.

“While the investigation is ongoing, I want to assure the parents, students and staff at Dunmore High School that we do not believe there is any active threat at this time,” District Attorney Mark Powell said in a statement. “We are relieved that this plot was uncovered before anyone was hurt and urge anyone who has information about potential threats of school violence to contact police immediately.”

A Molotov cocktail, components for bombs, writings on how to make bombs, and handwritten lists of guns, ammunition and tactical gear complete with prices were found at the girl’s home, investigators said in a criminal complaint.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/crime-pennsylvania-colorado-scranton-845aca7fce3d48d0f58e538515fc18d1

[AllaN01Bear]

1. where do they get the $$$$$ for this stuff at age 15?

[PoliticAverse]

3. Looking at the article it appears she had mostly molotov cocktails...

which is just gasoline in a bottle.

The rest was: "handwritten lists of guns, ammunition and tactical gear complete with prices".

[sarisataka]

9. Maybe that's why they were planning

Three years in advance. They knew it would take time and resources.

[stillcool]

2. charged with a plot?

there's an awful lot of that going around. They just wanted to shoot up their high school, and a selected few 3 years from now. Great they were caught now, but it's not like they wanted to overthrow the government.

DUNMORE, Pa. (AP) — Four teenagers have been charged with a plot to attack a Pennsylvania high school in 2024, on the 25th anniversary of the massacre at Colorado’s Columbine High School, authorities said.

[abqtommy]

4. I believe the legal term for "charged with a plot" is "conspiracy". Whatever

holds up in court for these kids is fine with me.

[3825-87867]

5. "Empty" Greene

must be so proud!

[GoneOffShore]

12. 'Empty' Greene made me snort.

That's a keeper even though she is not.

[Evolve Dammit]

6. Criminal minds start early. Copy Cat behavior and obsession with the original shooting. Glad they

were uncovered.

[BadGimp]

7. 2024??

That's planning.

[AZLD4Candidate]

8. It's no wonder our school now look like prisons and schoolchildren are regimented into

doing things like "submitting to authority," "obedience without question," and never engaging in critical thought or asking "why."

Because shooting up a school can be so easily planned and executed that any attempt at independent thought and the resisting of the regimentation is viewed as a threat to a school district.

These conspirators have just made life even more miserable for students as prison terms like "all clear" and "lockdown" have become part of our educational jargon. Thanks, you four wannabe copycats.

[keithbvadu2]

10. That is mighty long term planning for teenagers.

That is mighty long term planning for teenagers.

[Trueblue1968]

11. Jail time. they won't be able to plan any more attacks if they are in the slammer for 30 years.