Buffalo teen arrested for making threat on social media [Video]

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) – The Buffalo Police Department made an arrest of a 15-year-old male on Wednesday after he made a school threat on social media. A loaded weapon was recovered after the execution of a search provision.

The FBI’s Buffalo office and the Buffalo Police Threat Management Unit were alerted to a threatening social media post, immediately sending detectives and federal agents into an investigation. Officials were then led to a house on the 900 block of Sycamore Street.

Following interviews, an Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) with a search provision was obtained. During the court authorized search, an Escort Model Bulltac 12 gauge shotgun loaded with five rounds was recovered, along with additional ammunition.

Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia says the alert of the social media threat, which was published on Discord, came from the FBI’s Atlanta office. The threat was related to the individual saying he would shoot up a kindergarten …