3 people, including two minors, arrested in connection with a school
shooting plot in metro Atlanta
[October 28, 2026]
By JOSH KELETY
Three
people, including two juveniles, have been arrested in connection with
an alleged plot to carry out a shooting at a high school in metro
Atlanta, authorities said Tuesday.
The announcement comes less than two weeks after a 16-year-old boy
killed three children and a teacher in a shooting at Silver Rail
Elementary School in central Oregon. |
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The FBI discovered threatening posts online from one of the trio
and worked with local police to make the arrests on Oct. 20 and
23, apprehending two in Georgia and the third in California, the
Canton Police Department said in a news release. They found
weapons and ammunition.
They were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder.
Police said one of the suspects is 21 years old and another 17,
but they didn't provide the age of the third suspect other than
saying he is a juvenile. The third suspect is also accused of
disrupting or interfering with the operation of public schools.
Cherokee County School Superintendent Dr. Mary Elizabeth Davis
said that the juvenile is a former student at Cherokee High
School, WSB-TV reported.
The investigation is active, Canton police said. The department
didn't provide details about what exactly they are accused of
planning to do or how close they were to doing it.
The Canton Police Department and the Cherokee County School
District did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Kelety reported from Phoenix.
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