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[quote=Anonymous]SOURCE: https://wjla.com/news/local/high-school-student-guilty-mass-shooting-plot-mass-violence-andrea-ye-alex-wooten-high-school-lakewood-elementary-montgomery-county-gun-violence-school-shootings-student-safety-maryland-dmv-crime#

[QUOTE]MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — A high school student was found guilty of the threat of mass violence for writing a 129-page "manifesto" outlining a mass shooting plot at Wooten High School and Lakewood Elementary School last year.

During a trial Wednesday, a Montgomery County judge found 18-year-old Andrea Ye of Rockville, who goes by Alex, guilty of mass violence.

In a 129-page "manifesto" Ye allegedly wrote a plot of how he wanted to be involved in mass shootings at the two schools in Montgomery County. Police records showed that Ye claimed it was a fictional story, but officials said that numerous internet searches made by Ye helped in an arrest and charges. Officials were concerned with many of the plot's elements that seemed to be too realistic, according to police records. Ye referred to the manifesto as his "memoir" or an "autobiography," according to police documents.

According to officials, Ye's alleged manifesto was shared with Baltimore police on March 3, by someone else who knew Ye as both people received treatment at a psychiatric facility in Maryland. Ye started receiving mental health treatment in December of 2022 after making a series of alleged threats.

Documents claimed that Ye reportedly contemplated targeting an elementary school.

"The charges are extremely serious, involving alleged threats to harm others. We value and appreciate the close collaboration between [Montgomery County Public Schools] and MCPD in this matter, which is an example of our shared commitment to identify and address potential threats with due process before they materialize," a statement from MCPS read. "The student, who has not physically attended an MCPS school since the fall of 2022, has been actively participating in lessons through a virtual program called Online Pathways to Graduation."[/QUOTE][/quote]

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