16-Year-Old Arrested In Millbrae After Threats Of School Violence

Millbrae CA

17 December, 2021

12:31 PM

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MILLBRAE, CA — A 16-year-old Millbrae boy was arrested Thursday on suspicion of threatening violence at a local school, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Department. Schools around the country have been on alert in response to a TikTok challenge that encouraged students to threaten gun violence at their schools on Friday. The sheriff's department was alerted to a social media post "alluding to threats of violence" on Thursday, according to a news release. Detectives arrested the boy at a Millbrae residence and determined there were no other immediate threats to public safety related to the event.