“When somebody starts posting pictures of guns they started purchasing, they’re announcing to the world that they’re changing who they are,” said Katherine Schweit, a retired FBI agent who spearheaded the agency's active shooter program.
For law enforcement and social media companies, spotting a gun post from a potential mass shooter is like sifting through quicksand, Schweit said. That’s why she tells people not to ignore those types of posts, especially from children or young adults. Report it, she advises, to a school counselor, the police or even the FBI tip line.
In November, a Michigan 15-year-old shared a photo of a semi-automatic handgun his dad had purchased with the caption, “Just got my new beauty today, ” days before he went on tokilling 19 small children and two teachersOn May 20, the same day that law enforcement officials say the Uvalde shooter purchased a second rifle, a picture of two AR-style semi-automatic rifles appeared on his Instagram. He tagged another Instagram user with more than 10,000 followers in the photo.
The school district in Uvalde had even spent money on software that, using geofencing technology, monitors for potential threats in the area.
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