A pre-teen student is in police custody after he allegedly threatened on social media to carry out a mass shooting at an Albany, New York middle School, according to police.
The 12-year-old female, whose name is being withheld by authorities due to her age, stated via Snapchat on Saturday, February 21 that she were going to “shoot up” Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School, and planned to carry out the attack on Monday, February 23, authorities say.
The Albany Police Department first learned of the threat on the day it was issued at approximately 6 p.m., at which time they conducted a check of the school and confirmed that it was safe and that there were no active threats…