2 Texas Students Arrested for Plotting to Attack Pasadena Memorial High School

2 Texas Students Arrested for Plotting to Attack Pasadena Memorial High School

PASADENA, Texas -- Two Pasadena Memorial High School students have been arrested, accused of plotting a mass shooting at their school. The arrests took place late last month. According to court documents from Harris County, the suspects, Emilio Lopez, an 18-year-old 11th grader, and a juvenile 10th grader, were found conspiring to commit an active shooter attack. How the Alleged School Shooting Plot Was Uncovered The investigation began on Novem…

Teen School Shooting Plot Uncovered Because, Well, Texas

Pasadena, Texas, is making headlines, and unfortunately it’s not for anything as harmless as a new rodeo attraction or a record-breaking barbecue festival. Instead, police say two Pasadena Memorial High School students were allegedly plotting a school shooting. A sentence that somehow feels less shocking when you remember that Texas statistically experiences more school shootings than almost any other state. It’s practically the tragic subtext o…