Crime & Safety

Enumclaw Student Gets Snapchat Photo Of Guns

The student's cousin reportedly sent the message warning of "no school tomorrow."

ENUMCLAW, WA - An Enumclaw middle school student received a strange Snapchat message on Wednesday with an apparent reference to a school shooting, according to the Federal Way Mirror. The Enumclaw student's cousin, who lives in Federal Way, allegedly sent a Snapchat message with a photo of two guns and the phrase, "no school tomorrow."

Enumclaw police investigated the incident, but found that no crime had occurred, according to the report. Federal Way police did not find any guns at the cousin's home.

Some prefer to use apps like Snapchat because the messages are encrypted and disappear soon after they are sent - that means there's no evidence left behind.

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On Jan. 21, a group of teens in Puyallup sent drunken Snapchat messages showing them breaking into a school. Police later tracked down the teens, brought them home to their parents, and issued them minor-in-possession citations.

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