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The I'm going to have to kill that security guard.

These chilling words, whether heard or read, are horrifying enough on their own,

but they become even more sickening when we realize that the sinister intentions behind them

were brought to life just a few short months later.

The man, or in some ways more than others, the boy behind those words, was Peyton S. Gendron.

Born on June 20, 2003, in New York, Peyton planned on following his parents and becoming a civil

engineer. To do that, he first went to Susquehanna Valley High School, where classmates remembered him

as being a little odd, but a quiet student, someone who just kept to himself. But that was only

until the summer of 2021,

when Peyton would say something that sent a shiver down everyone's spines.

A teacher asked him and his classmates what they planned to do when the school year was up.

Others mentioned traveling, summer vacations, and universities.

Peyton's answer was, I want to murder and commit suicide.

His teacher didn't skip a beat.

This incident was immediately reported, and Peyton was referred to a mental health hospital for evaluation.

A quick and timely response from those in charge and one that couldn't come any sooner

because Peyton actually already owned multiple firearms.

But only a day and a half later, Peyton was released.

He told the doctors and the police who'd responded to the incident that it had all been a joke

and that he only said that to get out of class.

The authorities believed him. They didn't file anything against him. They didn't remove his

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