Cops: Columbine-obsessed teenager plotted shooting at rural Indiana high school

Police say a teenage girl who was obsessed with school shootings planned to kill as many people as possible at Morristown Jr./Sr. High School before turning the gun on herself.

Shelby County Prosecutor Brad Landwerlen charged that girl, 17-year-old Alexis Pickett, with attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and intimidation. She has pleaded not guilty.

According to court documents, the investigation began when Pickett’s parents went to police and told them she was showing “warning signs” of potentially hurting herself and others by committing a school shooting.

Pickett initially told deputies they were “empty threats.” According to charging documents, Pickett claimed she had been abused for many years and used true crime as a coping mechanism.

When detectives dug deeper, they discovered a number of disturbing details including that Pickett had dressed up as a school shooter for Halloween, according to court records.

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