16-Year-Old Student Accused of Threat at Queens High School Arrested After Gun Found in Backpack
A 16-year-old's Instagram threat led to a swift FBI and NYPD response, resulting in the arrest and seizure of a loaded 9mm handgun with 13 rounds at Benjamin Cardozo High School.
- A 16-year-old student was arrested at Cardozo High School in Queens after police found a loaded 9mm gun in his backpack, following an online threat to shoot up the school.
- The student allegedly posted on Instagram, sharing a photo of schoolwork with the caption 'boutta shoot the school up,' which led to police intervention.
- The student was removed from class without incident, and authorities emphasized the importance of information-sharing to protect students.
- Mayor Eric Adams expressed concern, stating that this was a failure of a society that allowed a 16-year-old to get so close to shooting up a school, highlighting the issue of youth radicalization.
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Teenager arrested after allegedly bringing firearm to Griswold High School football game
GRISWOLD, Conn. (WTNH) — A 16-year-old was arrested after allegedly bringing a firearm to a football game on Friday at Griswold High School, the superintendent said. Aircraft crashes into Ashland Pond in Griswold The 16-year-old, who is not a student of Griswold Public Schools was taken into custody after a disturbance. State police said they received reports of a threatening incident implying the use of a firearm. Griswold Public Schools …
A 16-year-old armed student online posted a threat about a school shooting, which set the alarms on and mobilized the NYPD.

Potential Mass Shooting Prevented By FBI And NYPD
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16-Year-Old With Loaded Gun Threatened to Shoot up His New York City High School, Police Say
NEW YORK—A New York City high school student was arrested Thursday after bringing a loaded gun to class and writing on social media that he wanted to “shoot the school up,” authorities said. The 16-year-old sophomore posted the threat to Instagram around 10:15 a.m. while in class at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School in Bayside, Queens, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. A person who saw the post alerted the FBI, which then contacted the NYPD,…
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