HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) has taken a 15-year-old Leto High School student, Anthony Turino-Costa, into custody after he allegedly threatened to “shoot up” the school on social media.
HCSO’s School Threat Assessment and Response Team swiftly responded to the high school and apprehended Turino-Costa.
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He is being charged with written or electronic threats to conduct a mass shooting or act of terrorism.
At this time, detectives do not believe he has access to any weapons.
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