Shooter may have had links with U.S. teen
- Share via
The teenage outcast who fatally shot eight people and himself in a Tuusula, Finland, high school may have had Internet contacts with a Pennsylvania youth accused of plotting a possible school attack, Finnish police said.
Police said material seized from the computer of Pekka-Eric Auvinen suggests the 18-year-old communicated online with Dillon Cossey, 14, who was arrested in October on suspicion of preparing a possible attack at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School in suburban Philadelphia.
Auvinen killed six students, a nurse and the principal. He then shot himself in the head and died hours later at a hospital.
More From the Los Angeles Times
Podcasts
Taped Jan 8, 2026, a year after the Eaton Fire, this episode features Ondi Timoner. After losing her home, she began documenting the displacement and financial struggles of her neighbors, joining My Tribe Rise to help Altadena rebuild and recover.
Attorney Frank Carson defended the accused for decades. Framed for murder and later acquitted, a star witness admitted he lied. Stanislaus County paid $22.5M to settle his estate’s lawsuit.
Hear from the winner of the 1968 Caltech vs MIT electric car race. But it’s not all fresh air: smog devastates communities of color, and the Trump administration may pull the plug on California’s ability to clear its own air.
