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FBI Tip Triggers Lanús Raid as Police Probe Teen’s Online School‑Shooting Threat

Investigators are analyzing seized tactical gear to determine whether the minor had a concrete plan.

Overview

  • The FBI flagged chat messages on a videogame platform in which a user said he wanted to be a “real shooter” and referenced the 2023 Nashville school attack.
  • The U.S. Embassy relayed the alert to Argentine authorities, prompting Judge Federico Villena to assign the PFA’s anti-terrorism unit to the case.
  • Agents searched a home on Sitio de Montevideo in Lanús Este, identified a minor, and notified him and his mother that they were at the court’s disposal.
  • Police seized military-style daggers, fake police uniforms from several forces, an Army insignia, identification plates, tactical vests, phones, pendrives, and documents, and no firearms were reported.
  • Forensic analysis of the digital devices is underway to trace communications and assess any risk to schools as the judicial investigation continues.