Florida school shooting copycats arrested after tip off and threats of ‘round two’
Schools in North Carolina, Connecticut, Vermont and New Jersey were among those targeted, with one threat showing an image of a masked student holding a gun
The deadly high school shooting in south Florida has led to a number of copycats threatening to attack schools across the nation.
The devastation at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida was enough to leave schools everywhere on edge but online threats worsened things and even led to a number of false shooting reports Friday.
Schools in North Carolina, Connecticut, Vermont and New Jersey were among those targeted by threats online, including an image of a masked student holding a gun with the caption, “Round 2 of Florida tomorrow”.
Many appeared to be hoaxes but others were well-planned, police said.
A Vermont teen was arrested on Friday afternoon after a tip to law enforcement.
Jack Sawyer, 18, detailed his intentions in a journal he titled “Diary of an Active Shooter”, and recently bought a shotgun, according to Vermont State Police Major Glenn Hall.
