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| Denver schools on lockdown as woman accused of threats against Columbine | Denver schools on lockdown as woman accused of threats against Columbine |
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| Authorities in Colorado are looking for an 18-year-old woman suspected of making threats against Columbine high school, just days before the 20th anniversary of a mass shooting that killed 13 students and teachers at the school. | Authorities in Colorado are looking for an 18-year-old woman suspected of making threats against Columbine high school, just days before the 20th anniversary of a mass shooting that killed 13 students and teachers at the school. |
| The threats prompted a lockdown at the high school and more than 20 others in the Denver area. | The threats prompted a lockdown at the high school and more than 20 others in the Denver area. |
| According to Jefferson county sheriff’s office and the FBI, the woman in question, Sol Pais, traveled to Colorado on Monday night from the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and made threats against the schools. | According to Jefferson county sheriff’s office and the FBI, the woman in question, Sol Pais, traveled to Colorado on Monday night from the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, and made threats against the schools. |
| Officials have said Pais was “infatuated with (the) Columbine school shooting” and should be considered “armed and extremely dangerous”. | Officials have said Pais was “infatuated with (the) Columbine school shooting” and should be considered “armed and extremely dangerous”. |
| They said she should not be approached but did not provide further details about the nature of the threat except that she was believed to be in the Denver-Littleton area and “attempting to buy firearms”. | They said she should not be approached but did not provide further details about the nature of the threat except that she was believed to be in the Denver-Littleton area and “attempting to buy firearms”. |
| A bulletin sent to local police said authorities do not have probable cause to arrest Pais, but that she should be detained for a mental health evaluation. | |
| The Denver Post reported that a call to a phone number listed for Pais’ parents in Surfside, Florida, was interrupted by a man who identified himself as an FBI agent and said he was interviewing them. | |
| The current threat comes just days before the 20th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting, during which two students shot and killed 12 of their classmates and a teacher. | The current threat comes just days before the 20th anniversary of the Columbine school shooting, during which two students shot and killed 12 of their classmates and a teacher. |
| In December, an anonymous caller claimed bombs had been planted inside Columbine high school. The threat, which was found to be a hoax, triggered an aggressive police response. | In December, an anonymous caller claimed bombs had been planted inside Columbine high school. The threat, which was found to be a hoax, triggered an aggressive police response. |
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