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Suspects in alleged school shooting plot in Georgia had floor plan, had chosen a date, warrants show

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Brumback, K. (2026, October 28). Suspects in alleged school shooting plot in Georgia had floor plan, had chosen a date, warrants show. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/suspects-in-alleged-school-shooting-plot-in-georgia-had-floor-plan-had-chosen-a-date-warrants-show/article_cbd18c2f-0551-58a2-b966-35de4b3ebafb.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-28 · by Kate Brumback

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Arrest warrants in Georgia reveal that Shane Keith Taylor, 17, Michael Brandon Terry, 21, and an unnamed juvenile suspect were arrested for planning a shooting at a local high school. The suspects had obtained a floor plan of the school and selected Aug. 20 as the planned attack date, shortly after the start of classes on August 2. They had agreed to exchange weapons, purchase body armor and cameras, and decided on specific outfits for the alleged plot.
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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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ATLANTA Georgia

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ATLANTA GPE · 1× Georgia GPE · 1× Michael Brandon Terry PERSON · 1× Shane Keith Taylor PERSON · 1×

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They chose next Aug. 20 as the date, just a couple of weeks after the first day of school on Aug. 2.
framing: speculative · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-28
2026-10-28 · Toronto Star
Suspects in alleged school shooting plot in Georgia had floor plan, had chosen a date, warrants show · speculative framing

Claims (3 extracted, 2 hedged)

ATLANTA (AP) — Three people arrested over an alleged plot to carry out a shooting at a Georgia high school had gotten a floor plan of the school and chosen a date to carry it out early next school year, according to arrest warrants. uncertain
people → arrest → warrants
Shane Keith Taylor, 17, and Michael Brandon Terry, 21, had reached an agreement with an unidentified juvenile suspect to provide weapons and had planned outfits and discussed buying body armor, video cameras and combat boots, according to arrest warrants. uncertain
Taylor → reach → warrants
They chose next Aug. 20 as the date, just a couple of weeks after the first day of school on Aug. 2. asserted
They → choose → Aug.
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