Potential School Threat Determined To Be Joke Between Students: Fairfield Police

FAIRFIELD, CT — A potential threat posted to the social media app Snapchat by a student warning “Don’t come to school tomorrow” was determined to have been posted as a private joke, according to Fairfield Police.

At about 6:15 a.m. on Monday, May 1, Fairfield Police were alerted by an anonymous complaint that a juvenile student posted a potential threat on Snapchat. The anonymous complaint indicated that a student posted a digital picture of an assault-type rifle with overwritten text “Don’t come to school tomorrow,” according to Lt. Robert Kalamaras. (To sign up for Fairfield breaking news alerts and more, click here.)

Kalamaras said the investigation revealed two juveniles were involved and they were both located at their respective homes in Fairfield as they were leaving for school on Monday morning.

“It was also determined that the message was posted as a private joke,” Kalamaras said in a press release. “The photo was determined to be that of an airsoft rifle located in the home of the juvenile who posted the ‘Snap-Chat.’”

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call the Fairfield Police Department School Safety Unit at (203)255-8342, or Text-A-Tip to CRIMES (274637)

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