Credit to The Post Millennial Article by Haddon Lockyer
A 19-year-old male who identifies as a female was arrested on Thursday for allegedly plotting multiple shootings -- including at schools in churches -- in the Colorado Springs area. William Whitworth, who goes by "Lily," faces attempted murder charges after making multiple threats against Colorado Springs Academy District 20 schools. Specifically, Whitworth was charged with two counts of criminal attempt to commit murder in the first degree, criminal mischief, menacing, and interference with staff, students, and faculty and educational institutions. His bail was set at $75,000. Police found Whitworth asleep in his room on Thursday. According to reports, Whitworth's room was full of half-eaten food containers covered in mold and partially empty alcohol bottles. The arrest papers read: “Once entering the home there was trash piled up all around the house to where it made it hard to walk inside. There were numerous containers filled with half eaten food with mold growing inside and numerous alcoholic beverage containers laying around the house.” Investigators also located Whitworth's "manifesto," which included: "A list of firearms and how to 3D print them; Detailed lists of numerous named individuals to be killed and their indented casualty versus injury rate. Information detailing the creation of improvised explosive devices; The Finalization of locations being Timberview Middle School, Prairie Hills Elementary, and Pine Creek High School."
Credit to NPR Whitworth told investigators that he was about "one-third" of the way through the planning process. As mentioned in his manifesto, Whitworth wanted to target Timberview Middle School, Prairie Elementary School, and Pine Creek High School. The would-be shooter had sketched the layout of one school on a dry-erase board. Investigators say Whitworth seemed intoxicated and suicidal during questioning. The arrest papers noted: “While waiting for the fire department to show up Lilly was asked how much she had been planning the school shooting and Lilly stated she’s about a third of the way from doing it. Lilly verified that Timberview Middle school was one of the ‘main targets’ currently and other targets were churches. Lilly was asked what kind of planning she had done, and she state layout of the school, active firearm planning and starting a manifesto.”
Police found multiple holes in the walls of Whitworth's home, which were created when Whitworth angrily punched the walls. Whitworth's sister said that the 19-year-old has severe anger issues. The news comes less than two weeks after a transgender woman killed six people, including three children, at a Christian school in Nashville, TN. Have comments? Share them below. Recently, The Informed Youth announced our Insiders initiative. If you become an Insider, you'll get early access to some of our projects, a special "thank you" message from Haddon Lockyer, and more. Plus, you'll be supporting young conservatives. How cool is that? Find out more. The Informed Youth is America's newest conservative source for reliable and factual news, brought to you by the Nation's patriotic young people. Learn more about us by clicking here, and sign up for our mailing list below. If you would like to support our cause, click the Donate button below:
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