4 Calif. Students Arrested For Plan to ‘Shoot and Kill As Many People as Possible'

Four students in Tuolumne, California, were arrested Friday for a "detailed" plan to "shoot and kill as many people as possible" at a local high school, the sheriff said.

The students, who were not identified, have not been charged yet for the alleged shooting that was supposed to happen at Summerville High School, Tuolumne Sheriff James Mele said in a news conference. 

The school's staff was told after other students heard the suspects discussing the shooting last week.

The four suspects were in the process of securing weapons, Mele said, adding that they were "pretty doggone close" to being able to carry out the attack.

"I have no idea why somebody or a group of individuals would want to do this," Mele said, but he added, "Cyber-bullying is a problem in our society."

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