MOORESVILLE, Ind. (TNND) — A 19-year-old teenager who was convicted of plotting a mass shooting at an Indiana high school earlier this year has been sentenced.
Trinity Shockley was sentenced to 20 years in prison with eight years suspended after pleading guilty to conspiracy to murder on Nov. 24. According to online court records, Shockley’s sentence will be followed by five years of probation.
Shockley emotionally apologized to the intended target in court and to the community, saying, “I am so sorry I put you in that position of fear,” according to WFYI-FM. Shockley said her mental health had gotten better after being surrounded by “people that care about me.”
She was arrested after the FBI’s Sandy Hook tip line was alerted by a friend who claimed that the high school senior was planning to commit a mass shooting on Feb. 14 at Mooresville High School.
The tip said Shockley “admired” Nikolas Cruz, a shooter who caused the deadly 2018 mass shooting at Majorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. She also had access to an AR-15 and ordered a bulletproof vest. Shockley has stated she has previously experienced bullying.
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Shockley’s attorney, Joseph Gaunt, argued that his client did not intend to follow through with the mass shooting.