A police statement described the youngster’s behaviour as « sickening » and his arrest comes just days after 19 children and two teachers were killed in a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
A 10-year-old has been charged in Florida after allegedly threatening to carry out a mass shooting, US police said. In a statement, Lee County Sheriff’s Office, in Fort Myers, said it had learned on Saturday that a « threatening text message » had been sent by a student at a primary school. The local threat enforcement team was notified and started investigating. The sheriff’s office added: « Due to the nature of the incident, the Youth Services Criminal Investigations Division assumed the case. »
A fifth-grade pupil was questioned by officers, arrested and later charged with « making a written threat to conduct a mass shooting », according to police.
