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Two 15-year-old high school students were arrested on suspicion of preparing to carry out a school shooting at Corona High School in California, the City of Corona Police Department said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Authorities said the investigation into the alleged plot began in early October after the FBI alerted local police to social media threats.<\/p>\n
“A collaborative investigation led to the immediate arrest of a 15-year-old female Corona High School student,” police said in the statement, with subsequent enquiries leading to the request of a second 15-year-old female student who attended Norco High School.<\/p>\n
Police said that the two suspects “spent several months researching school shootings and discussed how they could carry out a potential attack at Corona High School on an unspecified future date.”<\/p>\n
“Communications showed the suspects discussed methods to obtain weapons but had not yet been able to do so. No weapons were located during the searches,” the statement added.<\/p>\n
The two suspects remain in custody on charges of conspiracy to commit murder, police said, with the investigation ongoing “in close partnership” with the FBI.<\/p>\n
FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement that “a potential act of targeted violence against a Southern California high school was disrupted before anyone was harmed.”<\/p>\n
“There is no greater priority than protecting our kids, and threats against our schools will be met with the full force of the FBI and our partners,” Patel added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n