ANDERSON, S.C. — A teen charged with killing a first grader in a South Carolina school shooting targeted his old elementary school because he knew a police officer wouldn’t be there, an FBI agent who uncovered his social media messages said. The teen also told his Instagram friends he was going to kill his father so he could get the keys to his truck and drive to Townville Elementary School, according to the messages . “The middle school has tons of cops,” the teen wrote six days before the shooting. The teen drove the truck into the playground fence at Townville Elementary School and fired four shots, police said. Prosecutors want the teen tried as an adult, where he could face decades in prison if convicted.

Source: National Post February 14, 2018 15:10 UTC