An 18-year-old from Rockville, Maryland, has been
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Identified as Alex Ye, the transgender teenager, who goes by the name Andrea legally, was taken into custody after authorities discovered a 129-page document described by Ye as a “memoir.” The investigation began after a person contacted police, saying he met the teen in a psychiatric facility, alerting them on Ye’s writings. His book allegedly detailed plans for carrying out mass shootings at Wootton High School and Lakewood Elementary School, with Ye expressing a desire to become notorious through these actions.
Despite Ye making the disclaimer that the document was a work of fiction and not reflective of personal beliefs, the concerned individual who read it felt it closely mirrored Ye’s own experiences. The witness believed that Ye was on the brink of executing the planned attacks. A school counselor who had worked with Ye in the past also confirmed with authorities that he “would express violent thoughts such as shooting up the school” and “would smile while saying it. The counselor also said Ye was “patient and okay with his plan being the ‘long game’ and wanted to be famous from this event,” according to court documents.
Police later obtained a search warrant and uncovered “internet searches, drawings and documents related to threats of mass violence,” officials explained. Those Google searches included queries about gun ranges, A list of past school shootings, and prison time per court documents.
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According to WBAL-TV, Ye allegedly wrote, “I want to shoot up a school. I’ve been preparing for months. The gun is an AR-15. This gun is going to change lives tomorrow … As I walk through the hallways, I cherry pick the classrooms that are the easiest targets. I need to figure out how to sneak the gun in. I have contemplated making bombs. The instructions to make them are surprisingly available online. I have also considered shooting up my former elementary school because little kids make easier targets,” the student allegedly continued.
“High school’s the best target; I’m the most familiar with the layout. I pace around my room like an evil mastermind. I’ve put so much effort into this. My ultimate goal would be to set the world record for the most amount of kills in a shooting. If I have time, I’ll try to decapitate my victims with a knife to turn the injuries into deaths.”
Chat records also allegedly showed that the suspect had discussions about his thoughts which were about shooting up his school with another person in September.
“My homicidal ideation has been getting worse lately to the point I might act on it eventually,” Ye allegedly said in December. “I’d want to kill a lot of people or it wouldn’t be worth it,” the suspect said in another message that month, according to officials.
Ye, who had reportedly been receiving mental health treatment since December 2022 after prior threats were made, was arrested Wednesday and charged with threatening mass violence.
The Montgomery County school district acknowledged the gravity of the charges, emphasizing the ongoing police investigation and the importance of student privacy laws.
“Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) is aware of the arrest of a student from Thomas S. Wootton High School by the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD). The charges are extremely serious, involving alleged threats to harm others. The student, who has not physically attended an MCPS school since the fall of 2022, has been actively participating in lessons through a virtual program called Online Pathways to Graduation,” the school system said before adding, “This matter is an ongoing police investigation, and because of student privacy law (FERPA), MCPS cannot share any other information. It is important to understand that student privacy regulations are not a matter of arbitrary discretion but are instead firmly established by federal law.”
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