A teenage boy has been arrested for allegedly making threats to a dozen Valley schools.
Phoenix police officials say they were made aware of the threat of a mass shooting through social media which involved 12 Valley schools on September 12.
On that day, police responded to the involved schools and reported all students and staff were safe.
Detectives began investigating the incidents and were able to identify a teen boy who initiated the threat.
On Thursday, the boy was arrested and questioned.
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The teen reportedly admitted to being involved and said the threat was “made after a dare by a peer group.”
Due to him being a minor, he has not been named. He was booked into the Juvenile Community Corrections on multiple felonies, including terrorist threats and computer tampering.
Due to the threat, the schools involved had approximately 6,000 student absences in the days following the threat, according to Phoenix PD.