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A relative is being credited with thwarting a potential school shooting after restraining a family member who had planned to carry out an attack, Will County authorities said Saturday morning.

An Illinois school shooting plot was foiled Friday after a relative spotted a boy with a firearm and called 911, according to the Will County Sheriff’s Office. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

WILL COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- A relative stopped a juvenile's alleged elementary school shooting plot in the south suburbs on Friday afternoon. Investigators believe the juvenile was on his way to carry ...

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