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Marion County man arrested for showing gun on Snapchat, says he is ‘stereotyped as a school shooter’

MARION COUNTY, Fla. — A man has been arrested in connection to a post he made on Snapchat, according to Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

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The sheriff’s office said it had received multiple calls about a video on Snapchat, where an individual talks about being stereotyped as a “school shooter,” then proceeds to show what appears to be a firearm, the sheriff’s office said.

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The man has been identified and arrest.

No further information is available. The sheriff’s office said more details will be given Friday morning.

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Adam Poulisse joined WFTV in November 2019.