14-year-old charged with threatening a mass shooting at Lincoln Middle School

Staff report based on Alachua County Sheriff’s Office social media post

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jaden Symonette, 14, was charged with making a threat to conduct a mass shooting after Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ASO) investigated a tip about an Instagram post threatening a school shooting at Lincoln Middle School.

ASO reported that the suspect and Lincoln Middle School student, 14-year-old Jaden Symonette, published the message, which included a threat to shoot multiple students in retaliation for a previous physical altercation. Symonette’s social media handle also matched the post’s handle…

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