Pennsylvania man accused of planning high school shooting around this month’s Columbine anniversary

WTAJ report: Thwarted State College school attack meant to coincide with Columbine anniversary

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – The alleged planned shooting and bombing at State College High School was scheduled to coincide with the 26th anniversary of the tragic Columbine shooting.

A Pennsylvania man was jailed on Sunday after being accused by the authorities of planning a mass shooting at a school by the end of this month that would have coincided with the anniversary of the Columbine high school massacre. Police claim that 20-year-old Braeden Phillips had planned to commit a mass shooting at State College high school in central Pennsylvania on April 21, a day after the 26th anniversary of the deadly shooting at Columbine…

Man accused of plotting school shooting around Columbine anniversary

Police arrest a 20-year-old man in Pennsylvania accused of plotting a high school shooting on April 21, 2025, one day after the Columbine anniversary

Police: Pennsylvania school shooting was planned for Columbine anniversary

Police say "a concerned citizen" made an initial report that led to the investigation: "This illustrates the importance of ‘see something, say something.'"

Suspect planned to ‘shoot up a Pennsylvania school on Columbine anniversary’

Police were trying to determine if anyone else was involved in the plan

School threat leads to juvenile arrest

According to Oneida County Sheriff Robert M. Maciol, a juvenile has been charged after an investigation of a threat at the Waterville Junior/Senior High School. On the morning of Thrsday, April 10 the Waterville Junior/Senior High School Administration was informed of a threat that named other Junior/Senior High School students and contacted the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office. Members of the OCSO Juvenile Aid Unit and Threat Assessment Team resp…