"Maryland Teenager Arrested for Planning School Shooting in Detailed Manifesto"
TL;DR
An 18-year-old Maryland teenager, Alex Ye, has been charged with planning a school shooting after a 129-page document outlining his intentions was discovered. The document, seized by authorities, detailed his desire for fame through a shooting and included plans and internet searches related to mass violence. Ye had been sent to psychiatric hospitals and had not attended school in person since 2022. He faces charges of threats of mass violence, and security has been increased at schools as a result of the investigation.
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- Maryland teenager accused of plotting school shooting in 129-page document NBC News
- Montgomery Co. student charged with threats of mass violence after police discover disturbing ‘manifesto’ WTOP
- Wootton High School student arrested for planning shooting said he wanted to 'be famous': police FOX 5 DC
- Police: Maryland 'mass school shooting' averted after teen's arrest UPI News
- Student charged with threat of mass violence WBAL TV Baltimore
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