US Edition‘Hero’ Gamer Thwarted a Mass School Shooting Being Planned in California Town, Sheriff Says
- Two teenagers from Cottonwood, Northern California, were arrested for plotting a mass attack planned for May 9, 2025, targeting Evergreen Institute of Excellence.
- A Tennessee boy learned of the planned attack through an online game chat and called the Tehama County Sheriff's Office that evening to report it.
- The gamer shared the suspects' gamer tags, chat messages, and a photo of the teens mimicking the Columbine shooters, which helped authorities identify, locate, and arrest the students.
- Investigators found improvised explosive devices and firearms in the suspects' homes and booked the boys, ages 14 and 15, on multiple felony charges including possession of destructive devices and conspiracy.
- The threat was contained to the two suspects who remain in custody, and officials credited the gamer’s report as potentially lifesaving, while schools increased security measures accordingly.
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Teens arrested after Tennessee gamer reports hearing plot to attack CA school in online chat
Officials say a boy from Tennessee learned of the alleged plan to attack a NorCal school through an online gaming chat. Deputies say one of the suspects started talking about it, and the boy called police.
‘Hero’ gamer thwarts mass school shooting being planned in California
By Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times Officials are touting a young Tennessee gamer as a hero after the boy thwarted a mass shooting allegedly being planned and discussed on a gamer chat site by two teenagers in Tehama County, California. The two boys, ages 14 and 15, had planned a shooting at Evergreen Institute of Excellence, in the Northern California town of Cottonwood, where they expected to kill up to 100 people, said Tehama County Sher…
San Diego Union Tribune
‘Hero’ gamer thwarted a mass school shooting being planned in California town, sheriff says
By Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times Officials are touting a young Tennessee gamer as a hero after the boy thwarted a mass shooting allegedly being planned and discussed on a gamer chat site by two teenagers in Tehama County, California. The two boys, ages 14 and 15, had planned a shooting at Evergreen Institute of Excellence, in the Northern California town of Cottonwood, where they expected to kill up to 100 people, said Tehama County Sher…
'Hero' gamer thwarted a mass school shooting being planned in California town, sheriff says
Two Tehama County teenagers, who were allegedly planning a mass shooting at a middle school, were arrested this week after a boy from Tennessee told police the teens were discussing the school shooting in an online game site.
Two teenage suspects in thwarted school threat appear in Tehama County Juvenile Court
The Tehama County District Attorney's Office argued successfully to keep both teenagers in custody until their case is adjudicated. Due to their ages, specific details about the charges against both teenage suspects are limited by state law.
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