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OCALA, Fla. — A 12-year-old Marion County middle school student was arrested after making threats to conduct a shooting on social media.
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Ocala police said the Howard Middle School student had made threats on Snapchat that he was going “shoot the school” or “stab some people” because he was upset following a breakup with his girlfriend.
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When detectives interviewed the student, he admitted to sending the messages, but claimed he had no intention of actually carrying out the threat.
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The student was charged with making an electronic threat to conduct a mass shooting, which is a felony.
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