KENNEWICK, Wash. – A ninth grade Kamiakin High School student faces serious charges including attempted murder following an investigation into a potential shooting plot against the school
According to court documents, the Kennewick Police Department (KPD) received a tip from the FBI on Sept. 20 at 1:23 a.m. regarding a TikTok post originating from Florida.
The post included a map of Kamiakin High School with certain rooms marked as targets. The FBI identified the person responsible for the post as a 14-year-old boy from the Badger Canyon area, court documents said.
Investigators said the teen had previously been on law enforcement’s radar for threatening his online girlfriend with a gun and making concerning statements. He also operated a social media account named after a school shooter, court documents said.
During a search warrant executed at 7:47 p.m. on Sept. 20, police said they found 24 firearms in safes, maps of the school, documents with shooting references and a drawing of shooting scenarios.
A handgun was reported missing from his grandfather’s safe on Sept. 23. An alleged 14-year-old accomplice denied knowledge of the missing gun, according to court documents.
However, a tip led investigators to a gun that they believe was discarded by the accomplice near Dick’s Sporting Goods on Quinault Ave, confirmed to be the missing firearm.
Charges include attempted first-degree murder premeditated with a special allegation of firearms, bomb threat with intent to alarm and 2nd degree unlawful firearm possession under 18 years of age. His bail is set at $1 million.
Charged against the alleged accomplice include second-degree unlawful firearm possession, tampering with physical evidence and making a false statement to a public servant.
NonStop Local is not naming the suspects as they’re being charged as juvenile offenders.
