Who is Andrea Ye? Montgomery County High School Student Arrested Over Planned School Shooting

Andrea Ye is an 18-year-old high school student in Montgomery County arrested for a planned school shooting.

Ye, who is trans and prefers to be identified as Alex Ye, was arrested on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, by the Montgomery County Police Department.

He has been charged in connection with plans to commit a school shooting at a Montgomery County school.

The arrest follows a joint investigation by MCPD and the FBI Baltimore Field Office, initiated after the FBI notified MCPD about a 129-page “manifesto” authored by Ye.

In the document, Ye writes about committing a school shooting and strategizes how to carry out the act.

He also contemplates targeting an elementary school and says that he wants to be famous by carrying out the deadliest school shooting in United States history.

A search warrant obtained by MCPD led to internet searches, drawings and documents related to threats of mass violence.

As a result of the investigation, the Montgomery County Department of Police – Community Engagement Division coordinated with Montgomery County Public Schools to increase security at schools, particularly Wootton High School.

Ye was taken into custody and charged with threats of mass violence.

He is currently being held at the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit where he awaits a bond hearing.

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