"im committing a mass shooting, and im waiting a good 2-3 years," a user, who went by the name "Lanza" written in Russian, wrote in a chatroom in Discord, a social media platform popular with gamers. Adam Lanza killed 26 people during the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting in 2012.
The user described his own plans to target an elementary school, while posting anti-LGBTQ and anti-Semitic views. "let me give you an example of why I'm doing this," the user wrote, posting a photo of a family holding signs showing support for their trans daughter. "I need to put an end to that. ... im on the edge of a lgbtq massacre".
Officers traced an e-mail address associated with the Discord account to Colt Gray. But when they questioned Colt and his father Colin Gray on May 23, Colin Gray said that neither he nor his son was familiar with the e-mail address.
More on school shootings: The number of students who have experienced gun violence at school since Columbine has risen alarmingly, prompting a nationwide reevaluation of safety measures in schools.
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