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Suspects in alleged Cherokee County school shooting plot had floor plan, picked a date, warrants say

Linda Choi
Linda Choi
Linda Choi
Reporter · Alpharetta, GA

Linda has dedicated over 8 years to covering education in Georgia, with her Bachelor's degree from Emory University. She previously worked for the Cherokee Tribune, where she focused on school board meetings and educational policy, giving her a deep understanding of local education dynamics.

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Suspects in alleged Cherokee County school shooting plot had floor plan, picked a date, warrants say — Brookhaven Schools news

Three people arrested over an alleged plot to carry out a shooting at a Georgia high school had gotten a floor plan of the school and chosen a date to carry it out early next school year, according to arrest warrants.Shane Keith Taylor, 17, and Michael Brandon Terry, 21, had reached an agreement with an unidentified juvenile suspect to provide weapons and had planned outfits and discussed buying body armor, video cameras and combat boots, according to arrest warrants. They chose next Aug. 20 as the date, just a couple of weeks after the first day of school on Aug. 2.The suspects are accused of planning a shooting at Cherokee High School in Canton, about 45 miles north of Atlanta, and are charged with conspiracy to commit murder, police said. The juvenile is also accused of disrupting or interfering with the operation of public schools.A lawyer for Taylor, who is considered an adult under Georgia criminal law, said he had just gotten the case and did not have a comment. Online records s

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