Instagram put up confirmed a gun and threatening message
(Alx Lee/Tri-Metropolis Report)
Alx Lee
Farmington Police Division officers and Piedra Vista personnel have recognized a 15-year-old male scholar because the suspect accountable for an Instagram put up Friday that confirmed an individual holding a firearm and contained a threatening message, in keeping with a police information launch.
“Following the investigation, the scholar was charged with interference with the tutorial course of and illegal possession of a handgun by an individual beneath 19 years of age,” the information launch mentioned.
The suspect is a juvenile, so the identification can’t be publicly launched, in keeping with FPD.
“We urge mother and father to talk with their youngsters in regards to the significance of accountable on-line conduct and the potential ramifications of threatening actions,” the discharge mentioned. “We’ll proceed to work with Farmington Municipal Faculties to make sure the protection of all our youngsters.”
Faculty threats are taken significantly and social media posts are neither humorous nor innocent. The police division will try and prosecute to the fullest extent of the regulation potential, the information launch mentioned.
An electronic mail despatched to PV households and neighborhood on Friday knowledgeable mother and father that the district was working with FPD to determine the scholar.
Faculty actions resumed as regular for the rest of the day, in keeping with the e-mail.
“Please know that security is one in all our most necessary priorities and that we are going to be following our safety procedures as lessons and actions resume as scheduled,” the e-mail mentioned.