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Mooresville student accused of planning school shooting due in court Tuesday

By Hernan Gutierrez

Mooresville student accused of planning school shooting due in court Tuesday

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) -- The Mooresville High School student accused of planning a school shooting on Valentine's Day is due in court Tuesday morning.

According to online court records, Trinity Shockley is facing a charge of conspiracy to commit murder and two counts of making terroristic threats.

The 18-year-old was arrested Thursday and is being held in Morgan County Jail without bond.

The Morgan County Sheriff's Office received information from the FBI about a tip about a potential shooting on Tuesday. The tip was then sent on to the Mooresville Metropolitan Police Department.

A Mooresville police officer wrote in the probable cause document that the FBI tipster said a friend was planning a shooting on Feb. 14: "Tipster stated that the offender stated that he will kill his best friend (redacted) first."

On Wednesday, Shockley told police the shooting had been planned for at least a year.

Officials also say Shockley claimed to admire Nikolas Cruz, who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

Trinity Shockley is scheduled for a contested bond hearing at 8 a.m. Tuesday.

A pretrial conference is scheduled for May 19, with a jury trial set for June.

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