Lafayette middle school student arrested for threating to shoot classmate
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — On Monday, police arrested a 14-year-old girl at Tecumseh Junior High School after she sent a photo of a gun over Snapchat and allegedly made threats to shoot another student.
The incident occurred over the weekend, but it was not reported to law enforcement until Monday, after the student, a 13-year-old boy, informed school officials about the Snapchat messages, according to police.
School officials were informed of this information shortly after the school day started, at which time the school called the Lafayette Police Department.
LPD investigated the boy’s claim, and then arrest the 14-year-old girl early Monday morning at Tecumseh Junior High School, who was also a student at that school, according to police.
“It was a direct threat to one student, not a threat to the school,” LPD Lt. Justin Hartman said.
“We investigated right when the student came forward with the message and showed it to school authorities. We took the investigation right then and made an arrest pretty quick on it.”
Noe Padilla is a reporter for the Journal & Courier. Email him at Npadilla@jconline.com and follow him on Twitter at 1NoePadilla.
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