A 13-year-old boy in Washington state who admired school shooters, had access to more than 20 firearms, and frequently posted online about his desire to commit a mass killing was arrested over the weekend, according to local police.
Pierce County Sheriff’s reports say deputies arrested the teen at his Parkland-area home around 1 a.m. Saturday after investigators received a tip from a National Sheriffs’ Association consultant about his social media posts, which showed him brandishing guns and describing his desire to kill others.
“This case had all the hallmarks of a potential mass shooting, but we were able to stop it before it happened,” sheriff’s spokesperson Carly Cappetto said Monday. She added that while the teen’s intended target is still unknown, deputies successfully prevented a tragedy.
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