PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Pinellas County Detectives have arrested a 13-year-old Tyrone Middle School student on Monday after the child threatened a mass shooting.
Detectives say the 13-year-old logged into another student’s Pinellas County Schools portal FOCUS account to send threatening messages to multiple teachers using profanities and stating, “I will shoot this school up I got 5 glocks and ak-47.”
Detectives made contact with the child, who admitted to sending the messages but stated he did so jokingly.
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The child was arrested and charged with one count of Written Threats to Kill or Conduct a Mass Shooting and one count of Aggravated Stalking of a Minor Child.
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office remains committed to keeping our schools, our children, and our community safe. Anyone with information on any threats is asked to notify the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office immediately at (727) 582-6200 or via https://getfortifyfl.com/
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