Hearing scheduled for teen accused of plotting school shooting in Pierce County

The teen has been in custody since police found dozens of guns in his home south of Tacoma earlier this month.

PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. — A hearing will be held Monday morning to determine whether a 13-year-old boy officials believe was plotting a mass shooting before his arrest should remain in custody.

The teen has been held since multiple tips led Pierce County sheriff’s deputies to his home in early September, where dozens of guns and writings demonstrated that he planned to carry out an attack. The teen had posted images of himself with firearms on social media, deputies said.

“There’s the belief that

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