MOORSVILLE —An 18-year-old student from Mooresville High School was arrested for allegedly planning a school shooting set for Valentine's Day.
Trinity J. Shockley is charged with conspiracy to commit murder, classified as a level 1 felony, alongside two counts of intimidation, categorized as level 5 felonies.
According to court documents, the investigation was initiated when the FBI's Sandy Hook tip line received an anonymous tip indicating that a local high school student was orchestrating a shooting plan for Valentine's Day.
The informant disclosed that the student had access to an AR-15 rifle and expressed admiration for notorious mass shooters, including Nikolas Cruz, who murdered 17 people and wounded 17 others at Parkland High School on Feb. 14, 2018.
The student was referred to as Jamie with username "crazynickolaz" in messages exchanged on the chat platform Discord, and investigations traced the identity back to Shockley. Jamie identified as a transgender man and reportedly shared plans with another user known as "TCC Mama."
In the exchanged messages, when questioned about whether they had a concrete plan for a mass shooting, Shockley responded, "Parkland part two. Of course, I've been planning this for a YEAR." In more messages, Shockley said they planned to kill someone referred to as their "crush."
The following messages were provided by police in court documents:
Feb. 7, 2025
-Jamie: I'm taking [redacted] with me.
-Jamie: My boy best friend
-TCC Mama: I don't mean to sound really dumb but what do you mean you're doing it?
-Jamie: The shooting
-TCC Mama: Ah okay and you're still doing the 14th?
-Jamie: Yeah
-TCC Mama: So is he going to be joining you in the shooting or do you plan on shooting him too?
-Jamie: I'm shooting him.
-TCC Mama: And yourself?
-Jamie: No.
Feb. 10, 2025
-Jamie: 4 more days
-TCC Mama: Yeah
At approximately 7 p.m. on Tuesday, detectives from the Mooresville Metropolitan Police Department, in collaboration with the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office executed search warrants at Shockley's residence. In Shockley's room, police found a collage featuring Cruz, Dylan Roof, and Andrew Blaze, as well as posters referring to mass shootings.
Police found notebooks with notes allegedly written by Shockley which revealed their homicidal thoughts.
"I want to hurt others. All of these minorities are useless. I believe others don't deserve to live. Everyone lives to die," Shockley wrote.
Police also obtained AR-15 magazines and a box of 50 .40 caliber rounds from Shockley’s father’s room and a soft armor vest.
According to the court documents, when police sat down to interview Shockley, they said they thought they were there because of their father's girlfriend. They told police that they planned to go to Ivy Tech to study criminology and eventually wanted to join the FBI.
When asked about their intentions for a mass shooting, Shockley initially confessed to having a plan. They reportedly told police that it was going to be similar to other school shootings and that they would do it during lunchtime. Shockley also allegedly told police that their motivation for making the plan was Nicholas Cruz. They said they wanted to prove that they were his number one fan. Shockley said they related to his disdain towards Valentine's Day after experiencing loneliness after their mother's death, who recently passed away from a drug overdose.
Later, Shockley walked back their plans and said they was joking about shooting up the school and claimed they did not have access to a gun.
Investigators also allegedly spoke with an official from Mooresville Schools who told police that Shockley tried to receive mental health assistance dating back to their freshman year and that they expressed suicidal ideation. However, every time Shockley tried to get help, their father would allegedly deny them access.
At this time, Trinity Shockley is currently being held in the Morgan County Jail without bond.
