Schools in Phoenix on alert after social media threats
Police has arrested three local teens in connection with threats on social media targeting high schools in Phoenix. Several others are under investigation.
Two boys of 14 years and a girl of 15 years have been apprehended by the police. All of them lived in Phoenix and attended schools there. The police departments released a statement in which it said that all three were arrested on felony charges for posting social media threats.
The drama started with the first social media threat targeting Carl T. Hayden Community High School in Phoenix. The officials of the school let it be known to the parents. They also simultaneously asked the police for help.
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The news of the threat was quickly spread over the internet. Moreover, different versions of the threat also appeared on social media.
Many accounts on the Facebook copied these threats or posted them at new schools. The threats were, in certain cases, accompanied by warnings about not to come to school. In some cases pictures of peculiar clowns were also posted. Most of the online conversation regarding these social media threats revolves around murder and shouts. Read more…
