Indiana Police Thwart Would-Be School Shooter’s Plan

By The Blaze. An unidentified male teenager is dead after police thwarted plans to attack an Indiana school on Thursday. . .

The teenager was on his way to Dennis Intermediate School in Richmond, Indiana, when police received a tip that the teen was planning to carry out a plan to commit violence at the school.

However, the police were able to act quickly and stop the teen from carrying out his plan.

CNN reports that the teen exchanged gunfire with officers at the school before turning the gun on himself, according to Indiana State Police Sgt. John Bowling. . .

It is unclear at this time whether the teen was a student at the school, or why the teen decided to target Dennis Intermediate School, which enrolls 560 children from grades 5-8. No students were injured in the incident. (Read more from “Indiana Police Thwart Would-Be School Shooter’s Plan” HERE)

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Teen Planned to Commit Violence at Indiana School, but Police Say Tipster Helped Them Stop Him

By CNN. A teenager was en route to an Indiana middle school Thursday to commit an act of violence, but police were able to stop him after receiving a tip, state police said. . .

“Someone knew something, and they said something,” the sergeant said, attributing the fact that no students were hurt to the tipster.

Richmond Community Schools received the tip, notified police and put all of its schools on lockdown before the police or gunman arrived, district spokeswoman Bridget Hazelbaker said. . .

The suspect was a former student in the district, Hazelbaker said. It was not clear which school he attended. (Read more from “Teen Planned to Commit Violence at Indiana School, but Police Say Tipster Helped Them Stop Him” HERE)

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