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Mariemont mass shooting plot

Emma Kim, Section Editor of News and Features
February 17, 2024

On Feb. 7, a 14-year-old student at Mariemont High School was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated murder. The student made a hit list, consisting of at least eight students and one teacher. 

The teen planned on using firearms from his house and was communicating with an adult co-conspirator from Colorado Springs, Colo. through text. 

The two formed plans to rape and kill students and staff and discussed the possibility of using gas along with firearms. 

The student was arrested because of a tip given by another student, Boom Swallen, who informed his father of the mass shooting plot despite being threatened. 
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Emma Kim
Emma Kim, Section Editor of News and Features
In her second year as a Chatterbox staff member, Emma Kim is enthusiastic to work as the Section Editor of News and Features. She hopes to improve her interviewing skills and develop her journalistic writing style. She was a club member during the 2022-2023 school year as a Feature Writer  Kim also swims for WHHS and is currently on the Cincinnati Aquatic Club team.  Kim hopes to attend college and major in pre-med. In her spare time, she enjoys playing piano and spending time with friends.
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In her third year as a Chatterbox staff member, junior Marwa Khzir is excited to work as the Managing Editor of Online Content for the Chatterbox. Marwa Khzir hopes to improve her writing while also publishing as many articles as she can for the Chatterbox. Khzir's previous journalism experience includes News Writing 1, News Writing 2 and B/W Photography. Khzir is also involved in various extracurricular activities such as a Student Ambassador, a member of StuCO 2025, and the Fundraising Head for YPC (Youth Philanthropy Council).   Khzir hopes to get into Law School and be a defense attorney in the future, helping wrongfully convicted prison members with getting freedom. Khzir enjoys playing soccer with her family and a favorite pastime for her is baking goods with her mom.

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