West Boca Raton man threatened mass shooting at synagogue, arrest report says

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said a west Boca Raton man made antisemitic threats on social media to carry out a mass shooting at a synagogue.

Paul Morris, 26, was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail at approximately 11:30 p.m. Friday on a charge of making written threats to commit a mass shooting or threat of terrorism.

According to Morris’ arrest report, a Palm Beach County deputy responded to the suspect’s home on Vineyard Court after one of Morris’ friends called 911 and said Morris had posted threatening messages on Instagram and Discord.

When the deputy arrived, he spoke to another man, Morris’ roommate, who also said he was “made aware of threatening posts” by Morris.

That roommate then showed the deputy the posts, all of which were antisemitic in nature, the sheriff’s office said. In at least one post, Morris threatened to carry out a mass shooting at a synagogue, without naming a particular one.

Read more: WPTV (West Palm Beach, FL)