PALO ALTO — Police on Thursday arrested a scholar on suspicion of threatening to “shoot up” a Palo Alto Excessive College classroom earlier this week.
Simply earlier than 9 a.m. Tuesday, officers had been referred to as to the campus at 50 Embarcadero Street after a instructor found a threatening be aware taped to the entrance door of their classroom, in response to the Palo Alto Police Division.
“The menace indicated that the one who left the be aware meant to ‘shoot up’ the classroom later that morning,” police stated in an announcement, including that a last examination was scheduled to happen within the room.
College students and college staff had been instructed to shelter in place till 10:30 a.m. when an preliminary investigation ended.
Additional investigation by police and college officers led to the identification of a 17-year-old male scholar as a suspect, in response to police. On Thursday, the boy was arrested on suspicion of felony threats and launched to the custody of relations.
Police stated there was no proof the coed ever had entry to a firearm.
Anybody with info associated to the case can contact the police division at 650-329-2413. These wishing to stay nameless can name or textual content 650-383-8984 or electronic mail paloalto@tipnow.org.