14-year-old Tacoma student in custody after making threats to school
A 14 year old Tacoma student is in custody after a school received threats of a shooting targeting staffers and students.
The Tacoma News Tribune notes that the incident is the latest in a string of school lockdowns in the area, due to reports of seeing firearms in the area, or hearing gun shots. Also, the Spanaway Lake High School was recently locked down after a student was spotted with two BB guns.
The 14-year-old student taken into custody attends the Northwest School of Innovative Learning. He's been booked on suspicion of 10 counts of felony harassment.
The school called 911 on Tuesday after a teacher told officials that the student made the threats. The Tribune reports that after he was taken into custody, a list of targets was discovered.
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