Days after Florida massacre, Los Angeles County authorities raced to thwart a school shooting plot in Whittier
by James Queally, Los Angeles Times
Feb 21, 2018
2 minutes
LOS ANGELES - Just 48 hours after a gunman slaughtered 17 students and teachers in Parkland, Fla., El Camino High School security officer Marino Chavez overheard a troubling threat.
A 17-year-old student with an "extensive" disciplinary history said he planned to "shoot up" the Whittier campus within three weeks, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell.
Within hours, investigators searched the teen's home and recovered two
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