Relative stops Plainfield high school student's Joliet elementary school shooting plot: officials
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Key Points:
- A juvenile's alleged plan to carry out a school shooting at Grand Prairie Elementary School in Will County, Illinois, was stopped by a relative who discovered the juvenile was armed and called 911.
- Deputies detained the juvenile near Helmar Lane in Plainfield Township, recovering a Glock handgun, loaded magazines, knives, an accelerant, gloves, and other items.
- The incident occurred after students were dismissed early on the last day of school, and there was no active threat to students or staff at the time.
- The juvenile, a freshman at Plainfield High School-Central Campus with a history of poor attendance, was taken to a hospital after making suicidal and homicidal statements to first responders.
- Authorities stated there is no current threat to the community, the investigation is ongoing, and no charges have been filed yet.