A Florida teen is accused of threatening to shoot up a school just a day after a shooting at a Georgia high school.
‘We feared this might be a copycat’: Teen arrested in threat of Polk County high school day after shooting in GeorgiaDays of rain have saturated more than just the soil, a short break this morning will help with the commute‘We feared this might be a copycat’: Teen arrested in threat of Polk County high school day after shooting in Georgia– A Florida teen is accused of threatening to shoot up a school just a day after a deadly shooting at...
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the teen is a football player with no evidence of mental health concerns.. “What upsets me about this is that he thought this was a childish prank. This was a felonious act to threaten to shoot a school.” “We were prepared for an active shooter event,” Judd said. “Obviously, it does not fall on deaf ears or blind eyes that we had a horrible active shooter yesterday at a school in Georgia. We feared this might be a copycat.”He said law enforcement across the state is ready to work together to address any threat at schools.
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