In 2023, a 14-year-old who was accused of killing four people at a U.S. school was the subject of a violent threat investigation.

Regretfully, there weren’t enough reasons for the authorities to make an arrest. According to the AP, that same person carried out a horrific act of violence at his high school on Wednesday, inflicting nine injuries and taking four lives. It was a startling and devastating turn of events.

Georgia police interviewed a 13-year-old boy as part of their investigation into internet threats of violence against a school that started a year ago.

In a news conference, Director Chris Hosey of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation revealed that the 14-year-old suspect has been prosecuted as an adult in relation to the untimely deaths of Mason Schermerhorn and

Christina Irimie, 53, and Richard Aspinwall, 39, the instructors, and Christian Angulo, 14 years old.

In addition, a minimum of nine other people—eight pupils and one teacher from the Winder-based school, which is situated about an hour northeast of Atlanta—were taken to hospitals in order to receive treatment for injuries they had acquired during the event.

Thankfully, Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith stated that full recovery is anticipated for all those hurt.

Lyela Sayarath, a classmate of the teenager, surmised that the quiet student who had lately transferred was skipping school once more after the youngster had left the algebra classroom during second period.

Later, when the suspect tried to re-enter the classroom, he encountered opposition. Pupils who had at first tried to open the door eventually gave up and retreated.

Sayarath remarked, “I’m assuming they saw something, but they didn’t open the door for some reason.”

She heard a flurry of gunfire and watched the student turn as she peered at him through a glass in the door.

“It was roughly ten or fifteen of them at once, consecutively,” she remarked.

The maths kids crept around on the floor, ducking down when they couldn’t find a secure spot to hide.

Later, the teenager turned himself in and was placed under arrest.

The FBI launched an investigation into the topic in May 2023 after receiving anonymous warnings about threats of vague school violence over the internet.

After conducting a comprehensive investigation, the FBI identified the threat’s origin and forwarded the case to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, which borders Barrow County.

In later interviews, the suspect—who was 13 at the time—and his father were questioned by the sheriff’s office.

During these conversations, the father admitted that hunting rifles were in their home, but he also gave police the assurance that the adolescent did not have unrestricted access to them. The teenager also vehemently denied any role in making threats online.