--- description: Tenth-grader allegedly had homemade explosives and told police he wanted to kill people title: Baltimore Police: Massacre Thwarted at Maryland High School image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Baltimore Cops Claim to Have Thwarted School Massacre  by [Charlotte Alter](/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Nov 3, 2014 7:54 PM CUT  by [Charlotte Alter](/author/charlotte-alter/)  ## Charlotte Alter Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent Nov 3, 2014 7:54 PM CUT A student at a Baltimore area high school gathered home-made explosives and guns in his home with the intention of killing fellow students, Baltimore County Police said Monday. The sophomore at George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology in Towson, MD was interviewed as a suspect in a series of vehicle break-ins. When police talked to the 16-year old male, they found out about the explosive devices and his plans for the school. In a statement posted on the Baltimore County police [website, ](http://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/News/PoliceNews/iWatch/PoliceDisruptSchoolShootingPlans "undefined")Chief Jim Johnson attributed the discovery to “exceptional” police work by the responding officers. The boy has been charged as a juvenile with possession of a destructive device, theft, and gun charges. It is not immediately clear whether he has a lawyer. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3555105/baltimore-high-school-massacre/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3555105/baltimore-high-school-massacre/"},"headline":"Baltimore Cops Claim to Have Thwarted School Massacre","datePublished":"2014-11-03T19:54:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:11:30.614Z","description":"Tenth-grader allegedly had homemade explosives and told police he wanted to kill people","url":"https://time.com/3555105/baltimore-high-school-massacre/","keywords":["Crime","police","baltimore"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Charlotte Alter","jobTitle":"Senior Correspondent","url":"https://time.com/author/charlotte-alter/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3555105/baltimore-high-school-massacre/","name":"Baltimore Cops Claim to Have Thwarted School Massacre"}}]}] ```