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Student killed in school shooting at the hands of 12-year-old gunman

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VANTAA, FINLAND – A school shooting in Finland has left one 12-year-old student dead and two others seriously injured, as per reports from the nation’s police. The suspect, also a 12-year-old student from the same school, was later apprehended in a suburb north of the country’s capital, Helsinki. Law enforcement was alerted to the shooting at Viertola School at about 9 a.m. local time. A licensed handgun, reportedly owned by a close relative of the …

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Teenager turns himself in after Valentine’s Day shooting at high school

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ATLANTA, GA – The juvenile suspected of a Valentine’s Day shooting at an Atlanta high school parking lot that injured four students has turned himself into the Atlanta Police Department (APD), according to officials. The suspect, a 14-year-old student whose identity remains undisclosed due to his age, faces multiple charges. These include four counts of aggravated assault, one count of firearm possession by a minor, and one count of firearm possession on school premises. The …

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Teen caught planning school shooting

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ONTARIO, CA – A teenager from Ontario, obsessed with the infamous Columbine High School massacre, was charged on Wednesday with attempted murder and issuing a terrorist threat. The charges came after the teen allegedly sketched out an elaborate plan to execute a shooting at his own school. Ontario Christian High School officials were initially informed of the threat by a fellow student who raised concerns about 18-year-old Sebastian Villasenor displaying an unhealthy fixation on school …

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Lunch lady murdered at elementary school

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FOREST HILL, TX – A cafeteria worker at David K. Sellars Elementary School was fatally shot in the school’s parking lot early Wednesday morning, according to Forest Hill Police. The woman, whose identity is yet to be released, was reportedly conversing with an individual in a vehicle when she was shot multiple times. Police arrived at the scene on Dorsey Street around 6:50 a.m., providing immediate first aid to the victim before she was transported …

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Student killed in shooting on school campus

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DARLINGTON, SC – Deadly gunfire broke out on Tuesday afternoon, resulting in the death of a student. The victim was fatally shot in the parking lot of the Darlington-Lee Adult Education campus, as confirmed by the local school district. The student, who was part of the adult education program, was rushed to the hospital but later succumbed to their injuries. The Darlington County School District and Coroner Todd Hardee confirmed the death. The incident, which …

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Man arrested for planning mass shooting at high school

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JUPITER, FL – A 19-year-old man from South Florida was apprehended after law enforcement discovered handwritten threats in his vehicle, detailing his intentions to commit mass murder at his former high school and other locations across several states on his 22nd birthday. The suspect, identified as Henry Horton IV, was stopped in Jupiter on September 27 due to a malfunctioning headlight, which led to the discovery of his alleged plans. One of the discovered notes …

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Iowa teen gets double murder conviction for school shooting

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Des Moines, IA – A teenager in Iowa has been found guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter in the deaths of two students at a Des Moines alternative school earlier this year. Preston Walls, 19, was initially charged with first-degree murder, but jurors ultimately convicted him of lesser charges. The verdict suggests that the jurors accepted Walls’ claim that he shot the students out of fear for his own life. The incident occurred at the …

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Uvalde shooter’s cousin arrested for making mass shooting threat

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A teenager, who is the cousin of the gunman responsible for the tragic 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, has been arrested on suspicion of making threats to carry out a similar attack. Nathan James Cruz, 17, was taken into custody on Monday for his shooting threats. The arrest comes after Cruz’s mother reported his intentions to the police, expressing concern due to his probation status and proximity to an elementary school. Nathan James Cruz, the …

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