Boy, 15, arrested for threatening shooting at LI high school

WEST BABYLON, N.Y. (1010 WINS) – A Long Island teen was arrested after he threatened a shooting at his high school, Suffolk County police said Thursday.

The 15-year-old, whose name is not being released due to his age, was charged with making a threat of mass harm, which is a misdemeanor.

According to police, a 911 caller reported that the teen from Lindenhurst threatened to shoot people at Brennan High School in West Babylon.

The threat was made during an online chat involving students from the school, police said. It didn’t happen during school hours.

The boy was released into the custody of his family and will be arraigned at Suffolk County Family Court on a later date, according to police.

The arrest came the same day that a school shooter in Georgia killed four people and wounded nine others. A 13-year-old was arrested and charged as an adult with killing two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School in Winder.