Teen charged in shooting threat that shut down Edina High School | MPR News

September 18, 2023 3:46 PMUpdated: 7:14 p.m.Prosecutors on Monday charged a Minneapolis teen with two felonies for allegedly making a threat outside Edina High School last week. According to the juvenile petition, the FBI’s National Threat Operations Center received information from the social media company Snapchat regarding a potential shooting at the school.The Snapchat user, a 17-year-old from Minneapolis, allegedly posted a video recorded in a car early Thursday afternoon showing a handgun with an extended magazine in the lap of a front-seat passenger. The video then pans to the front entrance of the school and includes a caption that reads “come outside” followed by an expletive. MPR News is supported by Members. Gifts from individuals power everything you find here. Make a gift of any amount today to become a Member!The teen is charged with making threats of violence and illegal possession of ammunition by a person under age 18. Edina Police Chief Todd Milburn said Friday that the suspect is not a current or former Edina High School student.MPR news is not naming the teen because a judge has not certified him to be prosecuted as an adult. Officers arrested the boy at his family’s apartment on Franklin
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