Police arrest 15-year old for making social media threats against DC
schools
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[September 21, 2024]
BY ASHRAF KHALIL
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police on Friday arrested a 15-year-old boy on
charges related to threats on social media that prompted an
increased police presence at multiple schools in Washington,
D.C.
Parents at several different Washington schools were notified
Thursday by public school administrators of “threats being made
on multiple platforms targeting various high schools throughout
the District.” |
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Washington Metropolitan Police vehicle is seen near the Capitol, Oct.
19, 2022, in Washington. Police on Friday arrested a 15-year old boy on
charges related to threats on social media that prompted an increased
police presence at multiple schools in the nation's capital. The
Instagram post showing a firearm and a list of D.C. schools prompted
police to station officers at several different schools on Thursday. (AP
Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) |
Simultaneously, the Metropolitan Police Department announced
that it was “actively investigating an anonymous threat made to
local schools.”
A police spokesman told The Associated Press that there were no
reported incidents Thursday at any of the local schools.
On Friday afternoon, police announced the arrest of a teenager
in neighboring Brandywine, Maryland. The announcement said
Thursday's security alert was prompted by “an Instagram post
displaying images of weapons alongside a list of D.C. schools.”
The teenager was charged with threats to kidnap or injure a
person.
The investigation, which involved the FBI's Washington field
office, revealed that the teenager was not actually in
possession of any firearms and had found the image of the
weapons online, according to police.
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