NY Teen Charged With Threatening School Shooting

New York City’s Fox affiliate reports:

A high school student in Suffolk County was arrested for threatening to carry out a massive shooting at his school, announced District Attorney Raymond Tierney. The 16-year-old from Bellport High School, whose name was being withheld due to his age, allegedly posted on his “Bellport Scholars” Instagram page that there could be a massive shooting at the school Friday.

The student was arrested Thursday night at his home in Bellport after police received multiple 911 calls about the post. Fifth Squad detectives did not find weapons in the house. The teen was charged with Making a Terroristic Threat and Aggravated Harassment. He was expected to be arraigned Friday before Judge Karen Kerr in Suffolk County Youth Part of First District Court in Central Islip. The alleged crime would not be bail eligible.

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A high school student in Suffolk County was arrested for threatening to carry out a massive shooting on Friday, announced District Attorney Raymond Tierney. https://t.co/H1zpNOoqoM

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