Georgia shooter beforehand interviewed over on-line threats to commit faculty taking pictures, FBI says
The alleged shooter who killed 4 individuals at a Georgia highschool and wounded 9 others Wednesday beforehand made threats on-line to commit a college taking pictures, the FBI mentioned.
In a joint assertion, the FBI’s Atlanta discipline workplace and Jackson County Sheriff’s Workplace mentioned the company’s Nationwide Risk Operations Middle obtained an nameless tip in Could 2023 about threats posted on-line relating to a potential faculty taking pictures.
The threats contained pictures of weapons, the FBI mentioned.
Inside 24 hours, investigators decided the threats originated in Georgia and the matter was referred to the Sheriff’s Workplace.
“The Jackson County Sheriffs’ Workplace positioned a potential topic, a 13-year-old male, and interviewed him and his father,” the FBI mentioned. “The daddy said he had looking weapons in the home, however the topic didn’t have unsupervised entry to them.”
The boy denied making the threats and authorities alerted native faculties to observe the kid.
On the time, there was no trigger to make an arrest, authorities mentioned.
On Wednesday, authorities recognized Colt Grey, 14, because the shooter who killed two college students and two lecturers at Apalachee Excessive College. Grey give up to authorities and was taken into custody. He’s anticipated to charged as an grownup with homicide.
“As a observe to the Joint Assertion simply launched, the topic known as the 13 yr previous is identical topic in custody associated to right this moment’s shootings at Apalachee Excessive College,” the FBI mentioned.
On the time, the household resided in Jackson County in accordance with an FBI supply, however have since relocated to Barrow County, Georgia.