California 14-year-old was arrested on suspicion of preparing mass shooting

Police Department NAPA (Napa Police Department – NPD) announced the arrest of a minor, who planned a massacre in two schools of the port city.

He was arrested after one of the students told about the intentions of a potential criminal to his parents. Law enforcement authorities believe that through these actions we managed to avoid the massacre.

«Based on available information collected at the moment, we believe that had prevented a possible tragedy,» – said in a statement to the police.

California 14-year-old was arrested on suspicion of preparing mass shootingJanuary 2 NPD officers got a warrant and raided the suspect’s house. Photo: NPD

According to law enforcement officers, to arrange the shooting of a 14-year-old student had planned in schools River Middle School and Vintage High School. One of them, the guy studied. About their intentions, the teen told another student, threatening to kill him if he told anyone about the crime.

The child, frightened by this turn of events, on December 31, has told about all to parents. Adults treated the threat seriously and immediately contacted the police.

January 2 NPD officers got a warrant and raided the suspect’s house. It turned out that the young man really was a plan of mass execution, having studied a lot of information about it on the Internet.

In addition, police found correspondence potential criminal and student, who reported on the impending violence. The police said that the weapons found in the house was not.

California 14-year-old was arrested on suspicion of preparing mass shootingAccording to law enforcement officers, to arrange the shooting of a 14-year-old student had planned in schools River Middle School and Vintage High School. Photo: Youtube

«Between the suspect and another student the student was correspondence on this subject. We haven’t found weapons. Also not found references to the date when it was supposed to happen,» said Patrick Manzer, officer NPD.

Nevertheless, the NAPA police are confident that the threat was absolutely real. The young man diligently studied everything that had to do with mass executions. Perhaps in the future he intended to get somewhere firearms. This question is now studied by the investigators.

The names and personal data of students were not disclosed because they are minors. Soon the police promised to speak with the final report.

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