Teen with handgun arrested after posting social media threat to St. Louis County high school

Police in St. Louis County, Missouri, said they thwarted a possible school shooting, arresting a 16-year-old boy who was armed with a handgun after the teen had posted a social media video showing him pointing a gun at the camera and tagging a high school.

The St. Ann Police Department received a tip around 1 p.m. Tuesday through the Courage2Report tip line about a threat to Ritenour High School in St. Louis.

Police found the teen sitting in a car in the parking lot of Husky Academy, about a mile away from the high school with a fully loaded gun.

“As our officer approached, the suspect ran and tossed the gun. He was quickly located and subdued,” police said in a statement.

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