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    11-year-old arrested for Kent school shooting threat

    By Talia Naquin,

    17 hours ago

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    KENT, Ohio (WJW) – The Kent Police Department says an 11-year-old is in custody for making threats of a school shooting.

    Stanton Middle School is closed on Friday out of an abundance of caution.

    According to police, the 11-year-old made the threat via a text message to another student.

    The other student notified the police.

    Officers interviewed the suspect and his parents.

    The child was arrested around 2 a.m. Friday and charged with making terroristic threats.

    Police say the suspect is in the Portage Juvenile Detention Center.

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    Sherry Denison
    12h ago
    when will parents be accountable for their children?
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