Police arrested a 13-year-old student after the suspect entered a Wisconsin elementary school with suspicious bags. The 13-year-old had searched for school shootings prior to his arrest and posted images of a black bag, possibly containing weapons, on social media. Reportedly, police were previously alerted about the teenager, but no actions were taken. The suspect has been charged with making terroristic threats.
The unnamed suspect who will be prosecuted in juvenile court was arrested in his home after entering Roosevelt Elementary School on Thursday, November 7. Staff members alerted police after they began questioning the teenager, who later left. Kenosha Unified schools were placed on lockdown as a result until the suspect was arrested. It is currently unclear if the teenager was carrying weapons in the bags he brought to the school.
Police at the time claimed that they had no prior knowledge of any threats that the suspect had made. “When …