Police: Snapchat led to arrest of student planning campus shooting – Police1

“We thank them all for seeing something and saying something” said Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young By Michelle Marchante Miami Herald DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — An Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student with ties to South Florida was arrested after police say they received tips he was planning a campus shooting on the last day before winter break. John Hagins, 19, was arrested Thursday outside his apartment in Daytona Beach on charges of written threats to injure or kill, terrorism and attempted first-degree homicide, according to Daytona Beach police. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) Police say he is from North Miami Beach. His Facebook page says he graduated in 2020 from Monsignor Edward Pace High School, a Catholic school near Miami Opa-locka Executive Airport. Police say they found a folding gun and ammunition in his backpack. His plan was to practice at a gun range before heading to Embry-Riddle, where Hagins stated he was going to “enact a Columbine,” Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young said at a news conference. Thursday was the last day of school at Embry-Riddle before winter break and was expected to be packed with students taking finals, Young said. Police said it appears Hagins sold…
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