The armed woman who threatened Colorado schools and who authorities described as being "infatuated" with the Columbine school shooting has been found dead.
18-year-old Sol Pais, who authorities said threatened more than 20 schools, including Columbine High School, was found dead on Wednesday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Shrader said.
Authorities had previously identified Pais as being "extremely dangerous," and schools in the Denver area closed on Wednesday amid a manhunt. They also said she traveled to Colorado from Miami and purchased a shotgun upon arriving. Her threats came days before the shooting's 20th anniversary, which she seemed to reference in a journal entry, NBC News reports.
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Shrader said that Pais was found "not too terribly far from Columbine" and that the FBI is currently processing the scene.
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