BREAKING: FBI says accused Georgia high school shooter was on FBI's radar last year
Summary
TLDRA 14-year-old in Georgia is in custody, accused of a tragic school shooting that resulted in four deaths. Previously, the FBI had been alerted about the suspect when he was 13, after receiving anonymous tips about online threats to commit a school shooting. The FBI's National Threat Operations Center identified the posts' origin in Georgia, and local authorities interviewed the then 13-year-old and his father. Despite denials and assurances of no unsupervised access to firearms, the teenager is now charged with killing two students and two teachers.
Takeaways
- 🔍 The FBI had been monitoring the shooter for over a year before the incident.
- 📅 The FBI's National Threat Operations Center received anonymous tips about online threats in May 2023.
- 🔥 The online threats included photographs of guns and a plan to commit a school shooting.
- 📍 The FBI traced the online posts to Georgia and informed the Jackson County Sheriff's Office.
- 👮♂️ The Jackson County Sheriff's Office interviewed a 13-year-old suspect and his father.
- 🚫 The teenager and his father denied the allegations of making online threats.
- 🏫 Authorities alerted local schools to monitor the suspect, who was then 13 years old.
- 🔄 The suspect is now 14 years old and is in custody for shooting and killing four people.
- 👨🏫 The victims include two students and two teachers at the school.
- ⚖️ The case highlights the ongoing challenges in preventing school shootings despite prior warnings.
Q & A
What is the latest update on the school shooting in Georgia?
-The FBI and Jackson County Sheriff's Office have confirmed that the 14-year-old accused of killing four people had been on their radar before.
When did the FBI first receive information about the shooter?
-The FBI's National Threat Operations Center received several anonymous tips about online threats to commit a school shooting in May of 2023.
What was the content of the online threats that the FBI received?
-The online threats contained photographs of guns and an unspecified threat to commit a school shooting at an unidentified location and time.
How quickly did the FBI identify the origin of the online posts?
-Within 24 hours, the FBI determined that the online posts originated in Georgia.
What action was taken by the Jackson County Sheriff's Office after receiving information from the FBI?
-The Jackson County Sheriff's Office located a 13-year-old suspect, interviewed him and his father, and alerted local schools for continued monitoring of the suspect.
What did the father say about the guns in the house during the interview?
-The father stated that he had hunting guns in the house but that his son did not have unsupervised access to them.
Did the teenager admit to making the online threats?
-The teenager denied making the online threats.
How old is the suspect now and what is he accused of?
-The suspect is now 14 years old and is accused of shooting and killing two students and two teachers.
What was the relationship between the suspect's age when the FBI was notified and his current age?
-The suspect was 13 years old when the FBI was notified of possible threats made by him, and he is now 14 years old.
What is the current status of the suspect in relation to the school shooting?
-The suspect is in custody.
Were there any specific measures taken by the authorities to prevent the shooting after the initial threats were made?
-Authorities interviewed the suspect and his father, alerted local schools for continued monitoring, and kept the suspect on their radar.
Outlines
🔍 School Shooter on FBI Radar
A 14-year-old suspect accused of killing four people in a school shooting in Georgia had been previously known to the FBI. The FBI's National Threat Operations Center received anonymous tips in May 2023 about online threats to commit a school shooting. The threats included photos of guns, and the FBI quickly traced the posts to Georgia. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office interviewed the then 13-year-old suspect and his father, who claimed the son did not have unsupervised access to his hunting guns. The teenager denied making the threats, and authorities alerted local schools to monitor him. Now 14, he is in custody for the shooting that killed two students and two teachers.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡FBI
💡School Shooting
💡National Threat Operations Center
💡Anonymous Tips
💡Georgia
💡Jackson County Sheriff's Office
💡Threat Assessment
💡Custody
💡Monitoring
💡Hunting Guns
💡Unsupervised Access
Highlights
Four people were killed in a tragic school shooting in Georgia.
The shooter was a 14-year-old who had been on the FBI's radar for over a year.
The FBI's National Threat Operations Center received anonymous tips about online threats to commit a school shooting in May 2023.
The online threats included photographs of guns.
The FBI's Atlanta Field Office informed the Jackson County Sheriff's Office about the posts' origin in Georgia.
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office interviewed a 13-year-old suspect and his father.
The father stated that the son did not have unsupervised access to his hunting guns.
The teenager denied making the online threats.
Authorities alerted local schools for continued monitoring of the suspect.
The suspect is now in custody, accused of shooting and killing two students and two teachers.
The FBI had been aware of the potential threat for over a year before the incident.
The suspect was 13 years old when the FBI was first notified of possible threats made by him.
The FBI and local law enforcement took immediate action upon receiving the anonymous tips.
The shooter's online posts were traced back to Georgia within 24 hours of the FBI receiving the tips.
The Jackson County Sheriff's Office played a crucial role in locating and interviewing the suspect.
The incident highlights the importance of monitoring and responding to online threats.
The community is left in shock and mourning following the school shooting.
Transcripts
POSTED AS THESE THINGS CONTINUE
TO DEVELOP.
>> WILL DO.
>> Jesse: FOX NEWS ALERT, A
MAJOR UPDATE IN THE TRAGIC
SCHOOL SHOOTING THAT LEFT FOUR
DEAD IN GEORGIA TODAY.
FBI AGENTS HAD THE SHOOTER ON
THEIR RADAR FOR MORE THAN A
YEAR.
CORRESPONDENT CHRISTINA COLEMAN
IS HERE WITH THE LATEST.
>> Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT, THE
FBI AND THE JACKSON COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE RELEASED A
JOINT STATEMENT THAT CONFIRMS OF
THE 14-YEAR-OLD ACCUSED OF
KILLING FOUR PEOPLE TODAY HAD
BEEN ON THEIR RADAR BEFORE.
THEY SAY HE WAS 13 YEARS OLD
BACK IN MAY OF 2023 WHEN THE
FBI'S NATIONAL THREAT OPERATIONS
CENTER RECEIVED SEVERAL
ANONYMOUS TIPS ABOUT ONLINE
THREATS TO COMMIT A SCHOOL
SHOOTING AT AN UNIDENTIFIED
LOCATION AND TIME.
THEY SAY THE ONLINE THREATS
CONTAINED PHOTOGRAPHS OF GUNS
AND THAT WITHIN 24 HOURS, THE
FBI DETERMINED TO THE ONLINE
POSTS ORIGINATED IN GEORGIA AND
THE FBI'S ATLANTA FIELD OFFICE
WHISPERED THAT INFORMATION TO
THE JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE FOR FURTHER ACTION.
THE JACKSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE LOCATED A POSSIBLE OR
LOCATED A 13-YEAR-OLD.
THEY INTERVIEWED BOTH HIM AND
HIS FATHER.
THE FATHER STATED HE HAD HUNTING
GUNS IN THE HOUSE BUT THAT HIS
SON DID NOT HAVE UNSUPERVISED
ACCESS TO THEM.
AUTHORITIES SAY THE TEENAGER
DENIED MAKING THE THREATS ONLINE
AND THE JACKSON COUNTY, THEY
ALERTED LOCAL SCHOOLS FOR
CONTINUED MONITORING OF THE
SUSPECT, THAT 13-YEAR-OLD.
AUTHORITIES SAY THAT TEENAGER,
13 YEARS AGO WHEN HE WAS
NOTIFIED ARE THE FBI WAS
NOTIFIED A POSSIBLE THREATS MADE
BY HIM, THAT TEENAGER IS NOW 14
YEARS OLD, HE IS IN CUSTODY AND
HE IS ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND
KILLING TWO STUDENTS AND TWO
TEACHERS TODAY.
AUTHORITIES SAY HE'S GOING
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