BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. — JUNE 15 NOON UPDATE: A 19-year-old man could face a felony charge of making terroristic threats after officers say he posted plans on social media to carry out a mass shooting, according to police. Those threats caused at least nine school districts in the eastern suburbs to cancel summer camps and classes Wednesday. Police say someone saw the threat on Snapchat Tuesday and forwarded it anonymously to the police. The FBI worked with police to identify a suspect. Detectives say the 19-year-old Blue Springs resident is a former student in Blue Springs schools, and someone police say they are familiar with, based on previous 911 calls. Police say the threat specifically mentioned killing people and the phrase “mass murdering.” Police staked out three locations overnight before the teen surrendered peacefully to officers Wednesday morning at his home. Although he was not armed when taken into custody, police say the arrest should warn others to compose their social media messages carefully. “The First Amendment ends when you threaten violence against other individuals, especially in this world we live in, with recent mass shootings that have been happening since 1999,” said Det. Sgt. Keenan Hughes of the Blue…
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Man in custody after Blue Springs mass shooting threat on Snapchat
