Court records detail teen's attempt to carry out shootings at Jackson County school, library

Jackson County Library shooter referenced Columbine, Hitler before initiating incident

BROWNSTOWN — A not guilty plea was entered during his initial hearing Tuesday afternoon in Jackson Circuit Court for a teen who shot and wounded a clerk at Jackson County Public Library in Seymour a week ago. Continue reading Jackson County Library shooter referenced Columbine, Hitler before initiating incident at The Republic News.

Teen accused in Seymour library shooting planned school shooting on Hitler's death date

Cuevas-Bravo told police he planned on shooting up Seymour High School where he is enrolled, using the shotgun he bought on March 14, 2025.

Court records detail teen's attempt to carry out shootings at Jackson County school, library

JACKSON COUNTY, Ind. — Court records released Monday have shed new light on a teen's attempt to shoot up a school and library in Jackson County. According to an affidavit for probable cause, 18-year-old Emiliano Cuevas-Bravo fired one round from a Mossberg shotgun at the Jackson County Public Library — which is located at 202 W. 2nd St. in Seymour — on April 30. What library security camera video showed Per court records, library security camera…

Docs: Indiana library shooter first planned to 'go wild' killing random students at his school

The suspect told police he was depressed and got interested in Columbine, which led to him planning a school shooting. Someone he saw that day made him change course, court docs say.

Indiana Library Shooting Was Meant to Be a School Shooting

If there was a question about 18-year-old Emiliano Cuevas-Bravo being a columbiner, that doubt is long gone now. The black clothing, the date he chose, the obsession with the Columbine shooters. It’s all there. April 30 wasn’t just a random day on the calendar. It was Hitler’s death day, and Cuevas-Bravo picked it on purpose. His real plan wasn’t to shoot up a library. It was to launch an attack on Seymour High School, in Seymour, Indiana, and k…

Seymour High School Teen Charged After Library Shooting

Emiliano Cuevas-Bravo A man suspected of firing a shotgun and injuring a clerk at the Jackson County Public Library in Seymour around noon last Wednesday was booked into jail at 3:20 p.m. Emiliano Cuevas-Bravo, 18, of Seymour faces two counts of attempted murder, one count of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon and intimidation. Indiana State Police Sgt. Stephen Wheeles said Cuevas-Bravo, a student at Seymour High School, approached the fr