A 19-year-old Colorado man who identifies as female was arrested days after a transgender shooter killed six people at a Nashville elementary school, amid accusations he planned to stage a school massacre.
According to KDRO-TV, William Whitworth, 19, has been charged by the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office with two counts of first-degree criminal attempt to commit murder, criminal mischief, and intimidating and interfering with staff, instructors, or students of educational institutions.
According to a police affidavit, a notebook discovered from Whitworth’s house had a reference to former President Donald Trump as a “con-mam.” Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the shooters at Columbine High School, were both categorized as “losers” in the notebook.
In addition to what seemed to be a school floor design, investigators discovered a copy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels’ “The Communist Manifesto.”
🚨 #BREAKING: Manifesto reveals a trans person's plans to carry out MULTIPLE school shootings in Colorado, as well as take out President Trump, calling him a "con-man"
William Whitworth, a biological male that goes by "Lily," has been charged with attempted murder. pic.twitter.com/k8mmmrCJ74
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) April 6, 2023
According to the police affidavit, “Once inside the house, there was trash piled up all around the house, making it difficult to walk inside.” According to KKTV-TV, “there were numerous containers filled with half-eaten food with mold growing inside and numerous alcoholic beverage containers laying around the house.”
According to the affidavit, officers met with the suspect, who goes by the name Lily and identifies as female.
“While waiting for the fire department to show up Lilly was asked how much she had been planning the school shooting and Lilly stated she’s about a third of the way from doing it,” the affidavit said
“Lilly verified that Timberview Middle school was one of the ‘main targets’ currently and other targets were churches. Lilly was asked what kind of planning she had done, and she state layout of the school, active firearm planning and starting a manifesto,” the affidavit said.
According to KXRM-TV, Whitworth said the manifesto was four pages long and included “schizophrenic rants” and names of various killings.
According to the affidavit, the manifesto explained how to create various weaponry using a 3D printer, identified people to be killed, and discussed how to make improvised explosive devices.
Timberview Middle School, Prairie Hills Elementary, and Pine Creek High School were named as potential targets in the manifesto.
According to KOAA-TV, Whitworth attended three schools in Academy District 20, which includes the schools mentioned in the letter. According to the district, his latest registration date was October 2016.
According to KDRO, the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office was sent after a threat to shoot up a school was made and the individual who made the threat has anger issues.
When asked if she was thinking of shooting up a school, Whitworth “visibly shook her head and down indicating yes,” according to the affidavit, and when asked why, she said, “Why does anyone do it?”