Boy, 17, is arrested after 'shooting dead his grandparents and plotting to attack his high school'
- Alexander Kraus, 17, arrested on two counts of first-degree intentional homicide
- Police say Kraus was found inside a Grand Chute, Wisconsin, home where officers discovered the bodies of Dennis Kraus, 74, and Letha Kraus, 73
- Alexander reportedly admitted to shooting his grandparents with a long gun
- He also allegedly planned attack at Neenah High School, where he is a junior
Police have arrested a teenage boy who is accused of killing his grandparents at their home in eastern Wisconsin and planning to launch an attack against his own high school.
Officers found the victims dead from gunshot wounds at their house on West Edgewood Drive in Grand Chute during a welfare check at 11.37pm on Sunday. Alexander Kraus, 17, was arrested at the scene of the crime.
Kraus was booked into the Outagamie County Jail on two counts of first-degree intentional homicide.
Authorities identified the deceased on Monday afternoon as the teenage suspect's paternal grandparents, 74-year-old Dennis Kraus and 73-year-old Letha Kraus.
Neenah Joint School District said in a statement Monday that Kraus also planned an attack at Neenah High School, where he is a junior.
Alexander Kraus, 17, has been arrested on first-degree intentional homicide charges after he allegedly shot dead his grandparents in Wisconsin. Authorities identified the deceased on Monday afternoon as the teenage suspect's paternal grandparents, 74-year-old Dennis Kraus and 73-year-old Letha Kraus
Police performing a welfare check Sunday found the victims dead inside their Grand Chute home (pictured)
Kraus was arrested at the scene of the crime after allegedly shooting his grandparents
Grand Chute police officer Travis Waas said on Monday that during an interview, Kraus admitted to shooting the Grand Chute couple and acknowledged that he plotted to cause harm at the school.
Waas said a long gun, believed to have been used in the crime, was recovered at the home. No information has been provided on why Kraus shot the couple.
Investigators learned about the school plan in talking with Kraus and recovered documentation relating to it, Waas said.
The school district released a statement Monday saying police determined there was no danger to students and staff at the high school and that the school day would proceed as normal.
Additional counselors were available to students and there was an extra police presence at the high school, the district said.
Kraus is expected to make his initial court appearance Tuesday.
Waas said a long gun, believed to have been used in the crime, was recovered at the home. No information has been provided on why Kraus shot the couple, pictured
Grand Chute police officer Travis Waas said on Monday that during an interview, Kraus admitted to shooting his grandfather Dennis Kraus
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He also allegedly planned an attack at Neenah High School (pictured), where he is a junior
