2 Wash. Boys Arrested For Threatening Schools

TACOMA, WA - Two boys were arrested over the weekend for threatening violence at two Tacoma schools, according to Tacoma police. The 12 and 15-year-old boys made separate threats against Lincoln High School and Truman Middle School.

The 12-year-old, who allegedly threatened Truman, was booked into Remann Hall Friday. Police allegedly found him in possession of a weapon. The 15-year-old was identified after threats against Lincoln appeared on social media. He was arrested Sunday and taken to Remann Hall.

"Preventing school shootings requires a partnership between community members, schools and the police. No concern is too small to report. The citizens who observed these threats over social media, and made the call to report them, are to be commended. No threat is too small, if you believe a threat has been made against a school or student in school, please call 911 to report it," Tacoma police wrote in a statement.

The threats come after the deadly Feb. 14 shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla. Other schools around the region have been under threat. Two days after the Parkland shooting, Highline Community College went into lockdown after students reported hearing gunfire in campus. Police found no evidence of a shooting at the college, but there was a massive police response and the college closed for the day.

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