Potential school shooter arrested

MOORESVILLE — A student allegedly battling mental health issues at Mooresville High School is behind bars after allegedly making threats to shoot up the school on Valentine’s Day, inspired by an obsession with a 2018 school shooter.
Detectives with the Mooresville Metropolitan Police Department, along with detectives at the Morgan County Sheriffs Office and officers from Mooresville School Police, arrested 18-year-old Trinity J. Shockley on Wednesday morning after receiving a tip from the FBI that the individual was planning a shooting at the high school.
Charges were filed against Shockley today by the Morgan County Prosecutor’s Office, including one count of Conspiracy to Commit Murder (a level 1 felony), and two counts of Intimidation: threat to commit terrorism (level 5 felonies). She is currently being held in the Morgan County Jail without bond.
According to the probable cause affidavit, Shockley allegedly chose Valentine’s Day in part because of her alleged infatuation with Park...