Teen arrested over social media threats against South Florida schools

A 14-year-old girl was arrested after allegedly making threats toward schools across Broward County.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25According to our sister station WESH, deputies with the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said the threats were made on Instagram stories over the weekend. They included a list of targeted schools, a school shooting and other violence.NBC Miami said detectives were able to trace the threats back to a 14-year-old girl in Lauderdale Lakes. The teen later confessed to making the threats when confronted but claimed it was all a joke.Broward County Public Schools confirmed in an X post that they were made aware of the posts. The district also sent an email to parents alerting them of the investigation. She is facing charges of making written threats to kill/conduct a mass shooting, threats to throw, project, place or discharge any destructive device and unlawful use of a two-way communication device.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.

A 14-year-old girl was arrested after allegedly making threats toward schools across Broward County.

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According to our sister station WESH, deputies with the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said the threats were made on Instagram stories over the weekend. They included a list of targeted schools, a school shooting and other violence.

NBC Miami said detectives were able to trace the threats back to a 14-year-old girl in Lauderdale Lakes.

The teen later confessed to making the threats when confronted but claimed it was all a joke.

Broward County Public Schools confirmed in an X post that they were made aware of the posts. The district also sent an email to parents alerting them of the investigation.

She is facing charges of making written threats to kill/conduct a mass shooting, threats to throw, project, place or discharge any destructive device and unlawful use of a two-way communication device.

Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.

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