Parents, students, and the community in Montgomery County, Maryland, have been left rattled after graffiti honoring the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooter, Adam Lanza, was discovered on Bradley Hills Elementary School over the weekend.
The graffiti, which read “RIP Adam Lanza,” was found painted on a fence at the elementary school on Saturday.
In 2012, Lanza shocked and saddened the world when he carried out the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, murdering 20 first-grade children and six adults before taking his own life.
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) immediately notified families in a letter sent to the Bradley Hills Elementary community.
MCPS Chief of Schools Dr. Peter O. Moran wrote:
“Today, graffiti was discovered on a fence at Bradley Hills Elementary School that included the name of the perpetrator of the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting in 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. To be clear, the use of the name of an individual responsible for such a heinous act, one that involved the loss of life of young school children, can only be interpreted as an act intended to intimidate and cause fear within the Bradley Hills School community, and the broader neighborhood and community, too.”
Dr. Moran added that the “despicable act” would be met with a “substantial and uniform response” from MCPS and the Montgomery County Police Department.
School staff documented the graffiti, and a building services team removed it before the end of Saturday evening.
This latest act of vandalism comes just days after another alarming incident at the same school, an outdoor storage shed on the grounds was intentionally set on fire earlier in the week.
Police and school officials are investigating whether the two events are connected.
Security camera footage from the school has been turned over to investigators.
No suspects have been identified, and no arrests have been announced.
In response to the incidents, authorities have increased patrols around the school, with additional police and MCPS security presence planned for Monday morning when students return.
Dr. Moran emphasized, “We understand how both of these incidents are extremely unsettling and concerning for students, families, staff, and neighbors. Please know that school leaders, security team members, and our law enforcement partners are taking this very seriously.”
The school is urging anyone with information to contact the Montgomery County Police Department non-emergency line at 301-279-8000. Anonymous tips can also be submitted via the Maryland Safe Schools Tip Line at 1-833-632-7233 or online here.
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, just last month, two teenage girls at Lake Brantley High School in Seminole County, Florida, one of whom claims to be transgender, were charged with attempted premeditated murder after authorities say one became obsessed with Lanza and plotted to kill a male classmate in a bizarre “blood ritual” to bring him back to life.
Isabelle Aurelia Valdez, 15, who court documents and police reports identify as transgender and goes by the name “Jimmy,” allegedly stalked the victim for months because he reminded her of Lanza.
According to Altamonte Springs Police reports and court filings, Valdez planned to lure the boy into an upstairs bathroom during his second-period class, push him into a stall, slash his throat or stab him in the stomach, drink his blood, and place flowers on his body.
Valdez is said to have believed the act would create a “blood bond” that would resurrect Lanza.
Her 14-year-old best friend, Lois Lippert, allegedly helped by bringing flowers to school and sharpening the knife in the bathroom. The pair also gathered gloves, trash bags, wipes, cigarettes, and a lighter for the ritual.
The pair was busted when an anonymous tip was submitted through a school safety tip line in January.
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