On January 26 , 2017 , two male students at The Villages Middle School , a 13-year-old and a 14-year-old , were escorted from lunch by the police then arrested at their homes and charged with conspiracy to commit murder . Law enforcement and school officials had followed up on rumours and discovered that some students had been warned not to come to school on Friday . In interviewing the 13-year-old suspect , officials learned of the 14-year-old 's involvement . The 14-year-old student acknowledged his involvement in conversations with the 13-year-old student while referencing the Columbine High School shooting . The student informed officials that the two students had planned an attack which included what they would use as a signal to begin shooting . Law enforcement officials found firearms at both the students ' homes
Columbine High School shooting
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