KELSO Wash. (KPTV) - Mall-goers were left uneasy after learning a teen planned an explosive attack and mass shooting at the Three Rivers Mall in Kelso. The FBI stopped the plan, and according to investigators, the teenage boy was planning the attack at the mall, and they believe there were several indicators with no doubt in their mind that he intended to bring those plans to fruition.

“We believe the FBI, along with our partners, prevented a tragic event in our community,” said FBI Portland Special Agent in Charge Doug Olson.

The FBI said the teen posted his plans in an online chat on May 17. It included a route to the mall where he planned to use a chlorine bomb to incite panic, then shoot mall patrons as they exited the movie theatre, then shoot and ultimately kill himself.

On Friday

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