Schools throughout the city of Denver, Colorado have closed for the day as authorities search for an “extremely dangerous” woman.<\/p>\n
Sol Pais, 18, is reportedly obsessed with the 1999 Columbine high school massacre, in which two teenagers murdered 12 students and a teacher.<\/p>\n
The 20th anniversary of the attack is on 20 April.<\/p>\n
FBI agent Dean Phillips told reporters Ms Pais was a “credible threat to the community”.<\/p>\n
Authorities issued a security warning to schools throughout the Denver area late on Tuesday. Since then, a number of districts have announced closures, including Cherry Creek, Mapleton and Jefferson County.<\/p>\n
The CBS network reported that more than 130 schools had closed.<\/p>\n
“All facilities and programs are closed for the day – no employees are to report,”\u00a0Jefferson County Public Schools posted on Twitter<\/a>, saying they made the decision “in collaboration with other Denver-metro area school districts”.<\/p>\n Jefferson County sheriff’s office earlier posted photos of the woman on Twitter.<\/p>\n She is described as an 18-year-old white female from Florida last seen in the area wearing camouflage trousers, a black t-shirt and black boots.<\/p>\n “She is armed and considered to be extremely dangerous”, the post reads.<\/p>\n FBI agents in Miami alerted their colleagues in Colorado after Ms Pais travelled to the state.<\/p>\n While she made no specific threat against schools, Mr Phillips said her comments made her a danger. She has not been charged with any crime but the priority was to find her, he said.<\/p>\n Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What happened at the Columbine massacre?<\/h2>\n
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