Students who reported troubling Snapchat messages thwarted a potential mass shooting at a Florida campus, officials say

After two students reported worrying messages they saw on a group chat, police in Florida arrested a student attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for allegedly 'plotting to shoot up the campus'

Police in Florida arrested a student attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University for allegedly"plotting to shoot up the campus" on Thursday, which was the final day before winter break, officials said.

John Hagins, 19, threatened an attack similar to the 1999 mass shooting at the Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado, that left 13 dead, according to Chief Jakari Young of Daytona Beach Police Department. Hagins had a backpack that contained a collapsible rifle, a magazine and several boxes of ammunition when he was taken into custody, he said.Police said they got involved after two students reported worrying messages they saw on a group chat to the university's campus security team.

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