The authorities have released the mugshot of a young boy who threatened a mass shooting at his elementary school in Florida.
The 10-year-old was arrested by Florida police after claiming he bought four assault rifles before threatening to commit a mass shooting at Patriot Elementary School in Cape Coral, the New York Post reported.
“I bought this,” the boy allegedly wrote in one of his texts as he shared a photo showing four assault rifles.
“Get ready for water day,” he added in a reference to the school’s upcoming event featuring various water activities.
Speaking of the cops’ decision to investigate the threats immediately, Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said: “He described wads of cash and ‘get ready’ to commit a mass shooting. We don’t wait one second. We investigate every threat as if it’s real.”
The sheriff has since also released the boy’s mugshot and exposed his identity saying age doesn’t matter when it comes to making threats about shooting up a school.
Defending his decision to go public with the boy’s arrest and identity, Marceno added: “I did a campaign.
Fake threat, real consequence. While I understand the boy is 10 years old. His brain’s not fully developed, he’s a juvenile, I have to tell you. When a 10-year-old presses a trigger, the aftermath is the same regardless of the age.”
The ‘law and order’ sheriff also issued a stern warning to potential school shooters as he told them they will be killed on sight should they attempt to hurt children or school staff.
“You don’t get to come into one of my schools in my county and present deadly force. Because we meet deadly force with delay force, without one second, without hesitation,” he said.
“If you think you’re going to come and kill a child or a faculty member, think again. We will kill you immediately.”
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