Two teenage girls from Texas were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly plotting to shoot up and bomb a Houston high school in a “mass casualty attack,” according to local authorities and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The two girls, ages 15 and 16, were arrested in an operation orchestrated by the FBI, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and the Spring Branch ISD Police Department — with authorities handcuffing the pair just 30 minutes after hearing of the online threats, according to Click 2 Houston.
Memorial High School in Houston, Texas, was the alleged target of the two underage masterminds — who planned on placing pipe bombs around the school and using guns to then pick off panicking students and teachers, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said.
The 16-year-old girl was a student at Memorial High and was arrested in a hallway inside the school. She has been charged with making a terroristic threat, which is a third-degree felony, according to the Spring Branch ISD Police Department.
The 15-year-old girl attends Willis High School and has not yet been charged in connection to the threat — but is being held on unrelated charges, according to the sheriff’s office.
The two young coeds were in the beginning stages of planning their attack, authorities said.
The FBI Houston office said the duo was “plotting a mass casualty attack,” in a statement posted to X.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said there is no present threat to the community and reassured concerned Houston residents.
“We understand the concerns this situation may cause for students, parents, and faculty, and we are taking every necessary precaution. Additional security measures have been implemented, and we continue to work closely with school officials and our law enforcement partners to ensure a safe environment,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
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