Pair of Texas teenagers threatened to place pipe bombs in high school and open fire: Police
Spring Branch ISD police told Fox News that the two teenage girls, ages 15 and 16, were going to place pipe bombs at Memorial High School before shooting the students.
The 16-year-old girl, police said, attends the school and was found there about 30 minutes after the threat was made.
The threats were reportedly communicated on social media and were extremely detailed, which is what led police to believe the threat was credible.
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Police also said the threat was in the planning stages.
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Neither student has been named, though the 16-year-old has been charged with making a terroristic threat, a felony.
The FBI Houston office took credit for helping to track down the two students before they could execute their plan.
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"FBI Houston received information yesterday that two underage teenagers from the Houston area were plotting a mass casualty attack at a local school," the agency wrote on X. "Our Threat Mitigation Team immediately responded to help [Houston Police] and [the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office] identify and arrest them."
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is investigating the case and noted that the students attended different high schools.
The sheriff's office also said one of the individuals was in custody on unrelated charges, while the other was taken into custody in Harris County.
"The safety and security of our schools and community remain our highest priority. We understand the concerns this situation may cause for students, parents, and faculty, and we are taking every necessary precaution," the sheriff's office said. "Additional security measures have been implemented, and we continue to work closely with school officials and our law enforcement partners to ensure a safe environment."Original article source: Pair of Texas teenagers threatened to place pipe bombs in high school and open fire: Police
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