'People are on edge': Mass violence threats – at least 30 in 18 states – have surged since El Paso, Dayton

The three arrests reported Thursday for threats of mass killings bring the total to at least 30 people detained on similar charges since the shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, earlier this month.

Why, why, why? Weeks since Gilroy, El Paso and Dayton: What if motives behind mass shootings never emerge? Lankford and Metzl point out threats of mass violence typically surge after notorious incidents like last year’s onslaught at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, which left 17 dead.

Here’s a tally of the arrests made for threats of mass murder since the Aug. 3-4 carnage in Texas and Ohio. The list is presented in alphabetical order by state and is not meant to be all-encompassing. • Aug. 15: A 15-year-old girl was arrested after threatening on social media to shoot up a Fresno high school, posting a photo of a store display case with rifles inside and the message, “Don’t come to school tomorrow.’’

• Aug. 16: Tristan Scott Wix, 25, of Daytona Beach was charged with making threats to commit a mass shooting after police were alerted to several texts he allegedly sent, one of them saying, “A school is a weak target.. id be more likely to open fire on a large crowd of people from over 3 miles away.. I'd wanna break a world record for longest confirmed kill ever."

• Aug. 9: Richard Clayton, 26, was arrested by Winter Park police, which said he posted a threatening message on Facebook that read, “3 more days of probation left then I get my AR-15 back. Don’t go to Walmart next week." He was charged with making a written threat to kill. Indiana• Aug. 19: Thomas Matthew McVicker, 38, was detained in Indianapolis after making what the FBI called"credible threats to conduct a mass shooting and suicide." Officials say his intended target was a church in Memphis, Tennessee.

• Aug. 11: A 17-year-old boy in Lamar County was arrested for threatening Oak Grove High School on social media. Police said it was later discovered he did not have a weapon. • Aug. 12: Justin Olsen, 18, was arrested with threatening to assault a federal law enforcement agent, and authorities found close to 10,000 rounds of ammunition along with assault-type weapons and shotguns in his home. The FBI also said it found extremist postings linked to him.

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