Teen in prior Kenosha school scare arrested for new TikTok threats

The Kenosha Police Department detained a 15-year-old after the Federal Bureau of Investigation flagged a TikTok post that investigators said referenced a school shooting and included the message, “December 16th, its going down.”

According to police, the teen was detained and taken to the police department as officers continued the investigation. While at the police department, the juvenile lunged at an officer and attempted to disarm him, the statement said.

Police said a search of the teen’s phone found he conducted an internet search to determine whether Kenosha’s KTEC school would be open on Dec. 16, the same date as the anniversary of the Madison school shooting.

Officials also said the teen is the same person detained in 2024 after an incident at Roosevelt Elementary School in which staff reported a teen entered the school carrying a duffle bag believed to contain firearms.

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