Phoenix Police detectives have made in arrest after twelve schools were involved in a social media threat a week ago.
According to the Phoenix Police Department, on September 12, 2024, officers were made aware of the threat of a mass shooting made on a social media platform that involved twelve valley schools. Once the initial response was completed and the involved schools, students and school staff were contacted and made safe, detectives were made aware of the threat. Due to this threat, and other potential factors, the schools involved had approximately 6,000 student absences in the days following the threat.
Detectives worked around the clock on this large-scale investigation, ultimately resulting in the suspect who initiated the threat being identified as a teenaged male.
On September 19, 2024, the teen was arrested and interviewed about the threat. The teen admitted to his involvement and stated that the threat was made after a dare by a peer group.
The teen was booked into Juvenile Community Corrections on multiple felonies, including terrorist threats and computer tampering.
