Crime & Safety

14-Year-Old Student Arrested For Allegedly Threatening Irvine School Shooting

The posts allegedly included a list of first names "that appeared to coincide with several students that attend Orchard Hills School."

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April 14, 2022

A 14-year-old boy was arrested for allegedly making threats of a shooting against an Irvine middle school, police said Wednesday.

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The Irvine Police Department was alerted Tuesday to a series of social media posts allegedly threatening that a school shooting was going to occur at Orchard Hill School on Friday, according to a department statement.

The posts allegedly included a list of first names "that appeared to coincide with several students that attend Orchard Hills School," police said.

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