16-Year-Old Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Up CT School

A 16-year-old faces charges after threatening to shoot up a Connecticut school on social media, police said.

A 16-year-old Woodbridge resident faces charges after threatening to shoot up a school, police said.
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10/12/2023 7:30 a.m.

The investigation into the threat began in New Haven County on Sunday, Aug. 27, when Woodbridge Police were alerted of a possible school shooting threat spread on an unnamed social media platform, the department announced on Wednesday, Oct. 11.

After investigating the threat, police determined that a 16-year-old Woodbridge resident had created the post and that there was no threat to public safety, authorities said.

Officers then found the teenager, took them into custody, and charged them with:

Second-degree threatening;
Second-degree breach of peace.

The teenager was later arraigned in New Haven Juvenile Court on Tuesday, Sept. 5.

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