Crime & Safety

Lakewood High Student Arrested For Threatening To Shoot Up Class

A ninth-grader at Lakewood High School was arrested after he yelled out in front of a classroom that he would "shoot up the class."

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A ninth-grader at Lakewood High School was arrested Monday after police said he yelled out in front of a classroom that he would "shoot up the class."
A ninth-grader at Lakewood High School was arrested Monday after police said he yelled out in front of a classroom that he would "shoot up the class." (St. Pete Police )

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A ninth-grader at Lakewood High School was arrested Monday after police said he yelled out in front of a classroom that he would "shoot up the class."

The 15-year-old's comments were reported to school resource officers.

The teen was charged with false report of use of a firearm in a violent manner, false report concerning planting a bomb, an explosive or a weapon of mass destruction, or false report concerning the use of firearms in a violent manner.

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