2 teens among 3 arrested after authorities find weapons, threatening posts in Georgia school shooting plot

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Associated Press. (2026, October 28). 2 teens among 3 arrested after authorities find weapons, threatening posts in Georgia school shooting plot. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/27/us-news/2-teens-among-3-arrested-in-atlanta-area-school-shooting-plot-authorities/

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Three individuals, including two juveniles, were arrested in connection with an alleged school shooting plot in metro Atlanta. Authorities discovered threatening online posts and found weapons and ammunition during the investigation conducted by the FBI and local police on October 20th and 23rd. Two suspects were apprehended in Georgia while a third was taken into custody in California. The suspects are accused of conspiring to commit murder, but details about their plans and proximity to carrying out the attack remain unclear.
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As of October 27, 2026, three people, including two juveniles, have been arrested for allegedly plotting a school shooting in the Atlanta area. The FBI and local authorities, including the Canton Police Department, apprehended them on October 20 and 23, capturing two suspects in Georgia and one in California. Authorities found weapons and ammunition in connection with the plot. Two of the individuals are aged 17 and 21, while the age of the third suspect was not disclosed but is also a juvenile. Cherokee County School Superintendent Dr. Mary Elizabeth Davis confirmed that one of the juveniles was formerly a student at Cherokee High School. The investigation remains ongoing, with police not releasing further details about the planned attack's specifics or its stage of development.

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The FBI discovered threatening posts online from one of the trio and worked with local police to make the arrests on Oct. 20 and Oct. 23, apprehending two of them in Georgia and a third in California, the Canton Police Department said in a news release.
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2 teens among 3 arrested after authorities find weapons, threatening posts in Georgia school shooting plot By asserted
authorities → arrest → plot
Three people, including two juveniles, have been arrested in connection with an alleged plot to carry out a shooting at a high school in metro Atlanta, authorities said Tuesday. asserted
authorities → include → Atlanta
The FBI discovered threatening posts online from one of the trio and worked with local police to make the arrests on Oct. 20 and Oct. 23, apprehending two of them in Georgia and a third in California, the Canton Police Department said in a news release. asserted
Department → discover → release
They found weapons and ammunition. asserted
They → find → weapons
They were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder. asserted
They → arrest → murder
Police said one of the suspects is 21 years old and another 17, but they didn’t provide the age of the third suspect other than saying he is a juvenile. asserted
he → say → suspect
Cherokee County School Superintendent Dr. Mary Elizabeth Davis said that the juvenile is a former student at Cherokee High School, WSB-TV reported. asserted
TV → say → School
The investigation is active, Canton police said. asserted
police → say → ?
The department didn’t provide details about what exactly they were planning to do or how close they were to doing it. asserted
they → provide → it
The Canton Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment. asserted
Department → respond → comment
The Cherokee County School District also did not immediately respond to a request for comment. asserted
District → respond → comment
The announcement of the alleged plot comes after a 16-year-old boy killed three children and a teacher in a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in central Oregon. asserted
boy → allege → Oregon
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