12-year-old central Florida student arrested for threatening mass shooting
A 12-year-old Indian Trails Middle School student has been arrested after deputies say the student threatened to conduct a mass shooting.
According to the Flagler County Sheriff, the sixth grader sent Snapchat messages about planning to conduct a mass shooting on Nov. 15.
"Upon questioning, the student referenced plans to conduct a mass shooting at ITMS but they needed to gather supplies to use first. The suspect had convinced their parent to purchase them a pair of football gloves and had been in contact with another student in an attempt to obtain a firearm," a news release stated.
The juvenile was placed under arrest for sending a written threat to conduct a mass shooting.
"Threats such as these are not a joke and will always be taken seriously,” Sheriff Rick Staly said.