HIGH POINT, N.C. — First comes a campus visit, an acceptance letter, registration for classes, move-in day and then making friends and getting to know the campus even more. It's not necessarily in this order, but it's the glitz and glamour of being a freshman in college.
Investigators with the High Point Police Department (HPPD) said a freshman at High Point University decided to start his school year with murder in mind. 19-year-old, Paul Steber was arrested and charged Tuesday with plotting to shoot up the university, police say. His arrested comes just eight days after classes started on August 20.
In fact, Steber admitted to police he had been planning the mass shooting since Christmas 2018. They found his plan and a timeline, police confirmed. The plan was foiled by students who reported to campus security after seeing Steber's guns.