Port Charlotte teen arrested accused of posting threat to school

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According to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, a Port Charlotte middle school student has been arrested following a school shooting threat made on TikTok.

Authorities were notified by the FBI task force of a potential school threat made by a juvenile in Charlotte County.

CCSO said that the juvenile posted a comment on another minor’s TikTok, stating, “I’m going to shoot up your school tomorrow.”

The juvenile attends a middle school in Port Charlotte, but the exact one is not known at this time.

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