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2 teenagers arrested for alleged plot targeting California high school, police say

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Police arrested two 15-year-old students in California after an investigation revealed they had spent months discussing plans to carry out a school shooting at Corona High School. The FBI initially alerted local authorities to social media threats made by the suspects, who communicated about obtaining weapons but did not succeed in acquiring any before their arrest. Both teens remain in custody facing charges of conspiracy to commit murder; the case is ongoing and involves collaboration with federal officials.

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Two 15-year-old girls, one from Corona High School and another from Norco High School in California's Riverside County, were arrested for allegedly planning a school shooting. The FBI first alerted local authorities on October 6 after discovering threatening social media communications. Police executed search warrants, examined electronic devices, and searched several residences before identifying the second suspect on October 20.

The girls are accused of spending months researching past school shootings and discussing methods to obtain weapons for their alleged attack at Corona High School, though they did not succeed in acquiring any firearms or other weapons. Both remain in custody charged with conspiracy to commit murder; if convicted as adults, they could face a sentence of 25 years to life.

Police stressed that while the planning was extensive, no specific date for an assault had been set and authorities intervened before any attack materialized. FBI Director Kash Patel emphasized the seriousness of threats against schools, stating, "There is no greater priority than protecting our kids."

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California Corona High School FBI Norco High School the City of Corona Police Department

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FBI ORG · 4× Corona High School ORG · 3× California GPE · 2× Kash Patel PERSON · 1× Norco High School ORG · 1× Patel PERSON · 1× the City of Corona Police Department ORG · 1×

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"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.

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2 teenagers arrested for alleged plot targeting California high school, police say · assertive framing

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2 teenagers arrested for alleged plot targeting California high school, police say asserted

police → arrest → school

Police said the suspects "spent several months" discussing the alleged plan. asserted

suspects → say → plan

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. asserted

Department → arrest → Tuesday

Authorities said the investigation into the alleged plot began in early October after the FBI alerted local police to social media threats. asserted

FBI → say → threats

who → lead → School

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." "Communications showed the suspects discussed methods to obtain weapons but had not yet been able to do so. uncertain

suspects → say → weapons

No weapons were located during the searches," the statement added. asserted

statement → locate → searches

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. asserted

investigation → remain → FBI

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. asserted

anyone → say → school

" "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. asserted

Patel → be → FBI