Kanapaha Middle School student arrested after mass shooting threats

Alachua County Sheriff's Office patrol vehicle.
Courtesy of ACSO

A 14-year-old Kanapaha Middle School student in Gainesville was arrested Monday after posting two separate threats on social media to shoot and kill students last week.

According to an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) release, deputies arrested a 14-year-old suspect at Kanapaha Middle School on Monday and charged the student with two felony counts of Written/Electronic Threat of a Mass Shooting/Terrorism Act.

The incidents stem from two threats posted last week on social media that stated the suspect would shoot and kill students at Kanapaha Middle School on Friday, May 9.

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On Wednesday, May 7, and Thursday, May 8, two separate threats to shoot and kill students at Kanapaha were posted on social media. Both threats were from the same account with statements that included, “Kanapaha hall kids……I will be there on Friday…..y’all kids gon be dead and shot,” and “Tomorrow I will be there…Have my guns ready…”

By using the IP address and other techniques, ACSO deputies and detectives were able to confirm the suspect, a student at Kanapaha Middle School.

The incident comes after a 13-year-old Kanapaha Middle School student who threatened to bring a gun to school and kill another student was arrested by ACSO deputies on April 24.

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