Crime & Safety

Teen Arrested After Post About Shooting At Burnsville High

Burnsville High was staffed with extra police as a result Wednesday.

BURNSVILLE, MN — A 14-year-old was arrested Wednesday following an Instagram post making a threat about a shooting at Burnsville High School. The school was staffed with extra police as a result that same day.

The message in question, which was posted Tuesday, read “Bhs is getting shot up tm,” the Pioneer Press reported. The boy arrested is a student at the school.

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