The unidentified teenager is being held at the Regional Youth Detention Center on charges of terroristic threats and disrupting the operation of a public school, the Gainesville Police Department announced.
The Gainesville police announced the teen’s arrest early Thursday. Gainesville Police Department
Authorities were made aware of the troubling threats circulating online late Wednesday, police said.
Gainesville is just over 25 miles from Winder, where two teachers and two students were gunned down in a shooting at Apalachee High School on Wednesday morning.
“Given the recent tragedy in neighboring Barrow County, many jurisdictions have been dealing with hoax or false information being passed around,” the Gainesville police said.
Terrified students were evacuated through a hallway – and walked past a body covered in a white sheet. Storyful
The Gainesville threats were determined not to be connected to the Apalachee shooting.
“Our primary goal is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our students, faculty and staff,” Gainesville Police Chief Jay Parrish said.
“Our hearts are broken surrounding the heinous attack at Apalachee High School in our neighboring community. Hoax or not, we will actively investigate every threat or possible action to any school or student.”
The suspect in the Apalachee shooting was identified as student Colt Gray, 14, who surrendered to school resources officers at the scene and was arrested.
4 people were killed in the shooting in Winder, Georgia. NY Post Illustration
He is expected to be charged as an adult for the deaths of teachers Richard Aspinwall, 39, and Christina Irimie, 53, and students Mason Schermerhorn and Christian Angulo, both 14.
Gray’s father told the authorities that there were hunting weapons in their home, but insisted that his son — then just 13 — did not have unsupervised access to them.
The motive behind Wednesday’s attack is still under investigation.
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