Three students were arrested recently after police discovered a plan to carryout a "Columbine style attack" on a Fort Collins, Colorado school. The students wanted the attack to occur on the second anniversary of the Columbine massacre in which two gunmen killed thirteen at the Littleton, Colorado high school.
Two students were charged with conspiracy to commit murder and a third student was charged with conspiracy to commit assault. Apparently the students felt victimized by school bullies and sought revenge through gun violence. Attorneys for the arrested students say that the plot was simply a joke and was never actually meant to be carried out.
Police discovered plans showing prime locations from which to fire guns. The plans indicated that the students were serious in their threats of gunfire. Police praised fellow students for turning the boys in; otherwise, the plot to shower the school with gunfire may have occurred without warning.