A North Carolina university freshman was arrested with guns and ammunition in his dorm room after police say he had studied mass shootings and planned to hurt his roommate and himself if he did not get into a fraternity.
According to NBC News, the student, Paul, a 19 year old freshman at High Point University, was arrested Tuesday and charged with two felony counts of having a gun on campus and one count of making threats of mass violence, the High Point Police Department said in a statement. Police said another student turned him in, no one was hurt, and the university said there was no immediate threat to others on campus.
In its statement, the police department said information from the public is often the critical first step in preventing acts of mass violence.
Assistant District Attorney Lori Wickline said in court that Paul had been watching videos about how to carry out a mass shooting and told officers he had a plan he had been thinking about since Christmas of last year. Wickline said he had no known prior criminal history, had bought the guns within the past week, and planned to shoot himself and his roommate if he did not get into the fraternity and the roommate did. She said it was not clear whether the guns were bought legally.
The court set his bond on the firearms charges at $2 million. The charges are allegations, and he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
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