Loch Raven HS Gun Incident Prompts Robo Call To Parents: Report

TOWSON, MD — Social media posts by a student at Loch Raven High School prompted police action over the weekend and reportedly led to a call to parents on Monday.

After a 16-year-old student shared photos on the social media site Snapchat showing himself with a gun and saying: "You think I'm joking," an anonymous tipster identified the boy and notified police, according to Fox 45.

The boy's parents gave law enforcement permission to search their home, where officials found two handguns, one of which matched the gun in the photos, according to Fox 45, which reported Loch Raven High School issued a robo call to parents on Monday about the incident.

Police said the photos that were posted to Snapchat were intended to be threatening, telling WJZ that student reported to officials: "...he wanted to make some sort of threat to those that were bullying him..."

Authorities said the gun was not brought to school, and the investigation was ongoing.

Photo courtesy of Baltimore County Public Schools.