Crime & Safety
Teen Arrested For Shooting Threat At High School: Police
The 14-year-old, found with a gun at his home, allegedly posted social media threat to shoot an 18-year-old, officials said.
WATSONVILLE, CA – A 14-year-old Watsonville juvenile male was arrested on suspicion of threatening via a social media post to shoot an 18-year-old man at Freedom Community School on Monday, according to Watsonville police.
Police said the alternative school, which is run by the Santa Cruz County Probation Department, received second-hand information from a student regarding the suspect, whose name won't be released due to his age.
He allegedly threatened the victim on social media on Monday.
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Police did not say if the victim is a fellow student at the school.
According to police, Watsonville police officers and Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputies arrived to the suspect's home and arrested him without incident.
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Police said the suspect, who was already on probation for a separate firearms offense, was found to have a loaded, 9mm handgun lying on his bed. That firearm was reported stolen from Stockton more than 10 years
ago, police said.
The juvenile has been booked into Juvenile Hall.
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