A fifth grade student in Florida was arrested over the weekend after allegedly threatening to carry out a mass shooting in a text message, authorities said.
In a statement Saturday, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said it had learned earlier that day of a"threatening text message" sent by a student at an elementary school.
It said its local school threat enforcement team was immediately notified and started investigating. The 10-year-old boy was interviewed and later charged with"making a written threat to conduct a mass shooting," the sheriff's office said.
Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno speaks on May 25 about the school shooting in Texas and pledged his commitment to keep Lee County students and staff safe.Marceno said his team “didn’t hesitate one second...NOT ONE SECOND,” to investigate the incident.
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