DeLAND, Fla. -- Three DeLand Middle School students plotted to shoot and kill as many classmates as they could before killing themselves, according to Volusia County sheriff's investigators. Volusia County Sheriff's investigators have filed felony complaint affidavits with the State Attorney's Office, charging all three with conspiracy to commit murder.
Deputies identified the three as Austin Mohr, 13, Tyler Christian, 13, and Charlene Russell, 13, Local 6 confirmed Friday night.
The three were removed from school when the plot was uncovered, deputies said.
According to witness statements, at least one of the three had been trying to get a gun but failed, deputies said. Investigators found no evidence that the three had access to weapons or the means to carry out an attack.
Authorities first learned of the plot last week, after receiving reports of disturbing threats being made in instant messages a boy wrote to another teen who had contacted him through his MySpace page, deputies said.
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