12-year-old arrested for making shooting threats against Earlimart school, deputies say

Wednesday, September 20, 2023
TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A student has been arrested for threatening a shooting at a school in Earlimart on Monday.

The Tulare County Sheriff's Office says it was reported that a 12-year-old boy had claimed that the shooting would happen at Earlimart Middle School.
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After identifying the suspect, detectives searched through his home but did not find any guns.

The student was arrested and booked into the Juvenile Detention Facility for making terrorist threats.
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Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Detective Loya or Sergeant Balderas with the Tulare County Sheriff's Office at (559) 733-6218.
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