An 18-year-old transgender student, Andrea Ye, who identifies as a male named Alex, was arrested in Montgomery County, Maryland, for planning mass shootings at two local schools, Wootton High School and an elementary school. Authorities discovered a 129-page manifesto in which Ye detailed plans for the shootings, expressing a desire to 'set the record' for violence and citing experiences of being bullied. The manifesto and other materials, including internet searches and messages, were reviewed by the police. Ye reportedly wrote the manifesto with the intention of becoming 'famous'. The arrest was conducted by local police with the assistance of state and federal officials.
🚨 MARYLAND STUDENT ARRESTED FOR SCHOOL SHOOTING PLOT 18-year-old Alex Ye has been charged with planning a school shooting in Rockville after police found a 129-page manifesto. Arrest and investigations by Local Police and FBI. Source: USA Today https://t.co/DiaBeJlGTg
An investigation led to the arrest of an 18-year-old student who penned a "manifesto" about carrying out a school shooting. https://t.co/IWxlgKX7Xs
Andrea Ye of Rockville, Maryland — a transgender who goes by the name “Alex” — has just been arrested for plotting to shoot up two elementary schools. Ye wrote a 129-page manifesto detailing her plans: “I have also considered shooting up my former elementary school because…
PICTURED: Transgender teen arrested for planning school shooting because he 'wants to be famous' https://t.co/VY93Dn6A77 https://t.co/le9MllxVSy
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich SNAPS when a journalist asks why they're covering up the fact that Andrea Ye was transgender. Andrea Ye is trans teenager (female) who planned to attack 2 Montgomery County schools. https://t.co/HkRnVPofkp
WATCH: The Montgomery County Police Department, issues a statement on the 18-year-old transgender student, who was arrested yesterday in connection with a plan to shoot up two schools in Maryland https://t.co/Yc1DtnKSMr
Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich SNAPS when a journalist asks about the transgender identity of Andrea Ye. Andrea Ye is trans teenager (female) who planned to attack 2 Montgomery County schools. The county refuses to admit she's trans. https://t.co/LmhpscG9Wf
Police address the arrest of 18-year-old transgender teen, Andrea Ye, who has been charged with making threats of mass violence. Police have found a 130-page manifesto written that "strategized how to carry the act." Andrea Ye, whose preferred name is "Alex" is biologically… https://t.co/KQ8ZlUcrH6
Montgomery County Department on arrest of 18-year-old female trans student who got charged for planning two Maryland school shootings: “Why you focus on it being a transgender is beyond me … It is not a crime to be transgender.” https://t.co/l4sKoPEuqA
Montgomery County Department on arrest of 18-year-old female trans student who got charged for planning two Maryland school shootings: “There was a gun that was locked up in the residence that belongs to the father.” https://t.co/7jJNuZ1KP2
Maryland high school student arrested for alleged manifesto outlining school shooting plan https://t.co/hbf8SrzWg1
Montgomery County Department on arrest of 18-year-old female trans student who got charged for planning two Maryland school shootings: “He strategized on how to access the easiest classrooms in his high school.” https://t.co/38fsn5DMk0
Montgomery County Department on arrest of 18-year-old female trans student who got charged for planning two Maryland school shootings: “He routinely searched mass shootings and school shootings" https://t.co/4J5Z0bykb7
Maryland school shooting averted after teen arrested: police https://t.co/ohYfjMid5h
Maryland high school student arrested after authorities discovered a 129-page document detailing school shooting plan, police say https://t.co/k7XvwsCA06
Police foil transvestite teen's alleged plot to shoot up a school in Maryland: 'Little kids make easier targets' https://t.co/45uX49yG7G https://t.co/QNKKWSZjp8
This female to male trans person planned to shoot up the high school and ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that she attended in her youth. Why? To “get famous.” https://t.co/WHBg4kAqEO
A Maryland teenager has been charged with planning to carry out a school shooting after authorities discovered a 129-page document in which he allegedly outlined his intentions in detail and said he wanted to be famous. https://t.co/n1x3MmThMP
Trans teen allegedly plotted mass shootings at two schools in twisted plot to become ‘famous’ https://t.co/HHLupx8ufh https://t.co/JtBSym4Kb4
A high school student in Maryland was arrested for an alleged mass shooting plot that was stopped by state and federal officials https://t.co/qUvukoQ3JA
PICTURED: Maryland transgender teen, 18, is arrested for planning school shooting because he 'wants to be famous' as cops find lengthy 130-page murder manifesto https://t.co/xxO4qqBsk6 https://t.co/Ac3kG80YhQ
A high school student in Maryland was arrested Wednesday for an alleged mass shooting plot at a high school that was stopped by state and federal officials, according to the Montgomery County Police Department. https://t.co/oNMaorQUZD
An 18-year-old Maryland high school student was charged with planning to commit a school shooting after investigators reviewed the teen's writings and other material, including internet searches and messages, police said Thursday. https://t.co/oUAHtxc1CZ
BREAKING: 18-year-old trans student charged for planning two Maryland school shootings, manifesto said she wanted to be ‘famous.’ https://t.co/hFUIkmJkSB
Maryland teen charged with planning school shooting after police review writings, internet searches https://t.co/hUV06ftmN4
A Maryland teenager has been arrested on a charge of threatening mass violence after investigators say they uncovered evidence that he made plans to carry out a shooting at a Montgomery County school. https://t.co/Ov0Ki71fsg
Breaking: 'Transgender' Student in Maryland Wrote 129-Page Manifesto, Planned to Shoot Up School https://t.co/xX7s8SlNlT
NEWS ALERT: Montgomery Co. student charged with threats of mass violence after police discover disturbing "manifesto." https://t.co/uQr1mV0csl
Transgender Teen (Bio Female) Identified and Arrested After Threatening to Shoot Up High School in Maryland – 129 Page Manifesto Partially Released via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/fGXVC3OkmM
A Maryland teenager was charged with threatening mass violence after investigators in Montgomery County found a 129-page “memoir” the 18-year-old had written that described shooting up a high school and elementary school, according to court documents. https://t.co/EtLybmXdcr
Breaking: Police Arrest Trans Student For Planning Multi-School Shooting! It’s an epidemic. https://t.co/JlbiHLm30f
Another trans person is charged over plans to carry out a mass shooting. Andrea Ye, who uses the name “Alex,” was arrested by Montgomery County Police in Maryland. Ye allegedly planned to shoot an elementary school, similar to the Nashville trans shooter. https://t.co/QYVeTWnRFT
Trans student arrested for plans to shoot up 2 Maryland schools as detailed in 129-page manifesto. Here are the excerpts that have been released. https://t.co/NJchrzPxCz https://t.co/NJchrzPxCz
A high school student in Maryland was arrested Wednesday for an alleged mass shooting plot at Wootton High School that was stopped by state and federal officials, according to the Montgomery County Police Department. https://t.co/LCh9rS8Joy
BREAKING: 18-year-old female trans student charged for planning two Maryland school shootings, manifesto said she wanted to be "famous" https://t.co/tVKXce90iN https://t.co/tVKXce90iN
Police: 'Transgender' Maryland student who wrote 129-page manifesto to shoot up school wanted to be famous https://t.co/9XItXts5XW
BREAKING: 18-year-old female trans student charged for planning two Maryland school shootings, manifesto said she wanted to be 'famous' https://t.co/sKkZtZpgUB
The arrest of a Montgomery County, Md., teen who is alleged to have planned a school shooting proves (yet again) just how important cops are for the Maryland school district. | @StrackHaley https://t.co/x8QLqkBTGo
A trans man (female) was arrested with a 129-page manifesto and a plan to shoot up two schools. Expect this story to go bye-bye. https://t.co/prT9cWMNhx
BREAKING: Trans teen arrested for threatening to sh*ot up a school. Andrea, who identifies as Alex was arrested in Maryland after writing a 129-page manifesto detailing plans for a mass sh*oting It’s time to have a national conversation about the uptick in trans violence. https://t.co/JEnLwibJnw
BREAKING: Trans teen arrested for threatening to sh*ot up a school. Andrea, who identifies as Alex was arrested in Maryland after writing a 129-page manifesto detailing plans for a mass sh*oting It’s time to have a national conversation about the uptick in trans violence https://t.co/4yvy9D83He
BREAKING: Trans teen arrested for threatening to sh*ot up a school. Andrea, who identifies as Alex was arrested in Maryland after writing a 129-page manifesto detailing plans for a mass sh*oting https://t.co/i2PkGh9Chq
A teenager was arrested for writing a "manifesto" that detailed a transgender teen getting bullied and shooting up an elementary school. https://t.co/6s5H4Ix6oo
The MCPD arrested an 18-year-old transgender high-school student in connection with a plan to commit a school shooting. | @zach_kessel https://t.co/LQ815uJtfI
BREAKING: MORE TRANS VIOLENCE Andrea Ye, a female student who identifies as a male, has just been arrested in Maryland for planning to commit a mass sh*oting. Andrea reportedly wrote a 129-page manifesto detailing her plan to m*rder other students and "set the record for the… https://t.co/8mSR19Qxvz
BREAKING: 18 year old female (trans man) arrested for planning mass shootîngs at 2 schools in Montgomery County. Andrea Ye identified as Alex and wrote a manifesto (129 pages).
NEW: Montgomery County police arrested 18-year-old Andrea Ye — who identifies as a transgender man and goes by the name "Alex" — after finding a 129-page manifesto detailing Ye's desire to commit a mass shooting at an elementary school. Details at @NRO: https://t.co/9yd117s4Gc
#BREAKING: A Rockville, Maryland, student was arrested for writing an alleged 129-page manifesto detailing plans to shoot Wooton High School and an elementary school. https://t.co/TX8epW6kUL
#BREAKING 18yo charged with threats of mass destruction. @mcpnews allege Andrea Ye, who prefers the name Alex and identifies as male, planned shootings at Wooten HS and Lakewood ES and detailed them in a manifesto. An 18 page charging doc includes a number of excerpts: https://t.co/CDYEhI0CXJ
No one has reported on this yet but Montgomery County MD Police just arrested a transgender teenager for planning to shoot up an elementary school: https://t.co/VySUz21QNt https://t.co/xgIvqJVI5q