Over the weekend the Evansville Police Department was made aware ofanother social media post threatening gun violence in one of our local schools. The EPD Juvenile Investigations Unit along with the FBI, EVSC Police, and the EPD Criminal Investigations Unit immediately began an investigation.
Search warrants were obtained, parents were contacted, and an 11-year-old female was arrested on September 15th and placed into a secured facility. The juvenile admitted to creating a fake social media account and posting a threat to “shoot up the school”. The juvenile has been charged with felony intimidation.
During the investigation detectives uncovered a second juvenile was involved in making the threat online. The 11-year-old was arrested and charged with conspiracy to commit intimidation.
The Evansville Police Department would like to remind parents to talk to their children about the importance of social media responsibility and accountability.
Please monitor your child’s social media and discuss the dangers-and potential consequences-of posting, and spreading, serious statements such as threatening gun violence in our schoo
