"It's Not Funny": Class 5 Student Arrested In Florida For Mass Shooting Threat
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Detectives interviewed the boy and later charged him with making a threat to conduct a mass shooting.
A Class 5 student was arrested in Florida, the United States, for threatening to pull off a mass shooting in his school, CBS12 said in a report. According to the police, the 10-year-old sent text message threatening a school shooting to another student.
The boy studies in Patriot Elementary School in Cape Coral. Due to the boy's age, his name has not been disclosed and the is being handled by the Youth Services Criminal Investigations Division.
Speaking to CBS12, Sheriff Carmine Marceno said, “Right now is not the time to act like a little delinquent. It's not funny. This child made a fake threat, and now he's experiencing real consequences.”
A video posted by Lee County Sheriff's Office showed the boy, handcuffed, walking towards a police vehicle after his arrest on Saturday.