13-year-old arrested for making school shooting threat in Lemoore

Friday, May 10, 2019
The Kings County Sheriff's Office says a 13-year-old boy has been arrested for making threats to a Lemoore elementary school.

On Thursday, the Sheriff's Office received a report from agents at Lemoore Naval Air Station about a school shooting threat at Akers Elementary.
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Agents at the base had learned that a 13-year-old boy posted a picture to SnapChat of a gun store with the words "be ready akers."

Agents believed the threat referred to Akers Elementary located on the base and contacted authorities.

The 13-year-old was found and admitted to investigators that he posted the picture.
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Authorities did not find any weapons at the teen's home.

The student was arrested and booked into the Kings County Juvenile Center.
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