The suspect was taken to the Bexar County Juvenile Detention Center and charged with terroristic threats causing public fear.
Bexar County Sheriff ’s deputies have arrested a 12-year-old who they said threatened to shoot a school and a student. The child suspect was found with a pistol, ammunition, and body armor, according to a statement released by BCSO late Tuesday. The juvenile suspect, a student at Luna Middle School , allegedly threatened to shoot a fellow student on Saturday while each were away from school and off campus.
said. Not long after, the alleged subject of the child suspect reported the incident to school officials. As a precaution, the 12-year-old was suspended, pending the arrest and investigation into the threat. investigators filed and executed an arrest warrant for the child suspect on Tuesday at a home in West Bexar County. They seized a .380 caliber pistol with an extended magazine, ammunition, two fake guns, and two sets of plate carriers for body armor.
San Antonio 12-year-old charged with threatening 'mass violence' against area schools Sheriff Javier Salazar said his office will investigate these cases “vigorously” and will make arrests when appropriate. He also emphasized the importance of parents speaking to their children about making threats. “It’s vital that parents speak to children about the serious consequences attached to making threats,” Salazar said.
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