Online gamer in British Columbia tips off police in Texas

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A Port Alberni man is being credited with possibly thwarting a school

shooting in Texas thanks to a video game. Mounties say the man was playing

an Xbox Live video game with five other people on Feb. 4 when one of his

teammates began talking about shooting specific students at his high school

the next day. " The suspect indicated he was a senior at his high school,

had

failing grades and mentioned names of students he was targeting along with

plans about how the shooting would proceed, " said Port Alberni RCMP Staff

Sgt. Lee Omilusik in a release. The B.C. Mounties contacted Microsoft's

law-enforcement department, who were able to track down the boy in San

, Texas, where he was arrested and is currently facing charges.

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