HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A 15-year-old Riverview High School student, Benjamin Thoung Nguyen, has been arrested by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) after he threatened to “shoot up” Barrington Middle School in a group text message.
HCSO’s School Threat Assessment and Response Team responded promptly to the high school and arrested Nguyen.
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Currently, detectives do not believe that Nguyen has access to any firearms.
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