13-year-old arrested after threatening to shoot up school in Orosi

OROSI, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A 13-year-old lad was arrested aft making threats to sprout up a mediate schoolhouse successful Orosi, deputies say.

According to the Tulare County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called to El Monte Middle School conscionable earlier 4 p.m. connected Wednesday to respond to the threat.

This is astatine slightest the 4th juvenile arrested connected Wednesday for threatening a Tulare County school.

Although deputies accidental the lad had nary weapons disposable to transportation retired the shooting, helium was arrested connected suspicion of making transgression threats toward the school.

Sheriff Boudreaux wants parents to instrumentality this accidental to speech to their children astir the ramifications of making threats.

Anyone with accusation is asked to interaction the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office astatine 459-733-6218.