Woman 'infatuated' with Columbine who threatened Colorado schools found dead in apparent suicide

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.