Metro Nashville Police have charged three 12-year-olds in two unrelated incidents involving threats of mass violence toward students and schools.
In the first case, two 12-year-old female students at H.G. Hill Middle School were charged in Juvenile Court after school administrators discovered a disturbing text thread between the two. The messages included specific threats against other students, a so-called “kill list,” and a meme depicting a male victim with a gun pointed at him, along with other threatening images. The school promptly notified authorities, and charges for making threats of mass violence and false reporting were filed.
In a separate case, a 12-year-old male former student at Henry Maxwell Elementary School was also charged in Juvenile Court. According to police, he was in a group chat with 14 other students when he sent a photo of a handgun and made a statement saying he was going to “come back for revenge.” He concluded the message with “have a great life if you can,” prompting fear among students that he might act on the threat…