 At the time of the shooting, he was being homeschooled after being expelled from middle school for bringing in a hatchet and a machete earlier in the year of the shooting.On February 16, 2018, Judge Edgar H Long made the decision to waive Osborne, 15 years old at the time, out of Family Court and up to General Sessions Court where he will be tried as an adult.Osborne was charged with two counts of murder, three counts of attempted murder and five counts of possessing a weapon.