by: Katlyn Brieskorn Posted: Nov 16, 2022 / 09:36 PM EST Updated: Nov 16, 2022 / 10:06 PM EST by: Katlyn Brieskorn Posted: Nov 16, 2022 / 09:36 PM EST Updated: Nov 16, 2022 / 10:06 PM EST FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A sixth grader was arrested after making threats to shoot up their school on Snapchat, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies said a parent of another student found messages sent to their child referencing a school shooting and contacted the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators said they also found several messages referencing killing people and shooting up the school. Detectives went to the 12-year-old Indian Trails Middle School student’s home and questioned them. The student told detectives that they were planning to conduct a mass shooting at the school but “need to gather supplies to use first.” Investigators said the 12-year-old student had convinced their parent to buy them a pair of football gloves and had been in contact with another student in an attempt to get a gun. “Threats such as these are not a joke and will always be taken seriously,” Sheriff Rick Staly said. “We don’t like making these arrests, but we will
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6th grader arrested after threatening to shoot up Florida school on Snapchat, deputies say
