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2 teens among 3 arrested after authorities find weapons, threatening posts in Georgia school shooting plot

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Three individuals, including two juveniles, were arrested in connection with an alleged school shooting plot in metro Atlanta. Authorities discovered threatening online posts and found weapons and ammunition during the investigation conducted by the FBI and local police on October 20th and 23rd. Two suspects were apprehended in Georgia while a third was taken into custody in California. The suspects are accused of conspiring to commit murder, but details about their plans and proximity to carrying out the attack remain unclear.

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Three people, including two juveniles, have been arrested for plotting a shooting at Cherokee High School in Georgia. The FBI discovered threatening online posts and worked with local police to make arrests on October 20 and 23. Two suspects were apprehended in Georgia, while the third was caught in California and is expected to be extradited. Weapons and ammunition were seized during the raids. One suspect, Michael Brandon Terry (21), and Shane Keith Taylor (17) are charged with conspiracy to commit murder; they had a floor plan of the school and planned an attack for August 20 next year. The investigation remains active, but police say there are no additional threats to Cherokee County schools.

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2 teens among 3 arrested after authorities find weapons, threatening posts in Georgia school shooting plot By asserted

authorities → arrest → plot

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. asserted

authorities → include → Atlanta

The FBI discovered threatening posts online from one of the trio and worked with local police to make the arrests on Oct. 20 and Oct. 23, apprehending two of them in Georgia and a third in California, the Canton Police Department said in a news release. asserted

Department → discover → release

They found weapons and ammunition. asserted

They → find → weapons

They were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder. asserted

They → arrest → 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. asserted

he → say → suspect

Cherokee County School Superintendent Dr. Mary Elizabeth Davis said that the juvenile is a former student at Cherokee High School, WSB-TV reported. asserted

TV → say → School

The investigation is active, Canton police said. asserted

police → say → ?

The department didn’t provide details about what exactly they were planning to do or how close they were to doing it. asserted

they → provide → it

The Canton Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. asserted

Department → respond → comment

The Cherokee County School District also did not immediately respond to a request for comment. asserted

District → respond → comment

The announcement of the alleged plot comes after a 16-year-old boy killed three children and a teacher in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in central Oregon. asserted

boy → allege → Oregon

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