Imagine scrolling through your feed and seeing a classmate plotting mass murder. This wasn’t some dark joke; this was a detailed plan for mass murder and the FBI wasn’t about to wait and see if it was a bluff.

Two teenage girls, just 15 and 16 years old, have been arrested in Texas after authorities uncovered an incriminating social media plot to carry out a pipe bomb and gun attack at Memorial High School in Houston, Texas.

HOW THE FBI CAUGHT THEM IN TIME

The girl's twisted plan was shared online, and authorities say it was detailed enough to be considered a real, immediate threat. The FBI’s Threat Mitigation Team stepped in, and within 30 minutes, both teen girls were in custody.

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What we know so far:

  • One suspect is a Willis High School student in Conroe, Texas.
  • The other attends Spring Branch ISD near Houston.
  • One of them was already facing unrelated criminal charges.

Authorities haven’t released their names due to their ages, but the seriousness of the charges is clear.

FROM SOCIAL MEDIA TO SWAT TEAM IN MINUTES

In a world where digital threats are becoming harder to ignore, law enforcement isn’t taking any chances. FBI Houston spokesman Connor Hagan said in a statement.

“We were able to take troubling information we received, conduct a rapid investigation, turn our results over to trusted local law enforcement partners, and ultimately save lives of innocent students."

Parents at Memorial High School received a letter confirming that the student responsible was arrested before the plan could escalate further, and additional security measures are now in place.

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