A 15-year-old boy was arrested for threatening copycat killings on Instagram after the Florida high school shooting
Get the Full StoryAPAn unnamed teenage boy was arrested for threats he made after America's latest mass shooting.
Officials say he threatened to kill people and listed a number of schools.
They were all in the same district as Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, where 17 people were killed on Wednesday.
Detectives said he told them the post was a joke to scare his cousin.
If prosecuted and convicted he could spend five years in jail.
A fifteen-year-old boy has been arrested in Broward County, Florida, after claiming online that he was planning a follow-up attack after the mass shooting in the US state last week.
Sheriff's deputies took the boy into custody after his post, made on Instagram, was reported to them. It follows the massacre of 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Why North Korea sent hundreds of cheerleaders to the OlympicsSee Also:These are the victims of the Florida high school shootingBrazil is taking an 'extreme measure' to confront crime in Rio the first time it's done so since the country's dictatorship fellThe 24 best science movies and shows streaming on Netflix that will make you smarterSEE ALSO: These are the victims of the Florida high school shooting
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