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Teens accused of planning high school shooting face attempted murder charges

Both women face a single count of attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder, each of which carries a sentence of 20 to 40 years in prison. - (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Two 17-year-olds have been charged as adults with attempted murder and conspiracy after authorities say they plotted a shooting at a central Indiana high school that one of the teens attended.

Investigators allege that Alexis Pickett, a student at Morristown High School in Shelbyville, Indiana, and Melanie Little of Corinth, Mississippi, planned the attack through social media. According to court documents, Pickett allegedly shared video footage of the school’s layout as part of the plan.

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