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3 Arrested In Alleged Cherokee High School Shooting Plot
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 27, 3:55 PM EDT
updated Oct 29, 7:00 AM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WANF (Atlanta News First CBS), WAGA (FOX 5 Atlanta) and WXIA (11Alive NBC), not yet confirmed.
Sources · Copies Of One Story Count Once
3 arrested in alleged Cherokee High School shooting plot · WAGA (FOX 5 Atlanta)Oct 27, 3:55 PM EDT
Three arrested in alleged plot to carry out a shooting at Cherokee High School · WXIA (11Alive NBC)Oct 27, 5:08 PM EDT
3 arrested in alleged Cherokee High School shooting plot · WANF (Atlanta News First CBS) · the same story as an earlier source: it counts onceOct 27, 11:12 PM EDT
Students return to Cherokee High School after alleged mass shooting plot foiled · WANF (Atlanta News First CBS)Oct 28, 6:54 AM EDT
Cherokee HS shooting plot: Warrants reveal new details · WAGA (FOX 5 Atlanta)Oct 29, 7:00 AM EDT
How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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How We Decided
Oct 27, 5:19 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.