{"id":609558,"date":"2026-04-17T05:16:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T05:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/609558\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T05:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T05:16:14","slug":"rcmp-arrest-youth-after-threats-made-to-shoot-students-at-alberta-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/609558\/","title":{"rendered":"RCMP arrest youth after threats made to shoot students at Alberta school"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>A youth has been arrested after police allege threats were made over social media to shoot students at a high school in central Alberta.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>RCMP say they received reports around 10:15 Wednesday night about the threats over the messaging app Snapchat involving William E Hay School in Stettler, about an hour east of Red Deer.<\/p>\n<p>Mounties say they quickly began an investigation and obtained evidence to support the youth\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n<p>The RCMP wouldn\u2019t say whether the suspect is a student at the school, but a charge of uttering threats is pending.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\" alt=\"Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won't miss a trending story.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>Get breaking Canada news delivered to your inbox as it happens so you won&#8217;t miss a trending story.<\/p>\n<p>RCMP said they don\u2019t believe there is any ongoing danger to students and staff, but the RCMP\u2019s School Recourse Officer and Detachment are working with the school and out of an abundance of caution there will be an ongoing police presence at the school.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Police are also asking anyone who has information that may be of interest to investigators to contact the Stettler RCMP detachment at 403-742-3381.<\/p>\n<p>Tips can also be submitted through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.p3tips.com\/community\/index.htm\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.P3Tips.com<\/a> or by downloading the Crime Stoppers app \u2013 P3 Tips \u2013 from the app store.<\/p>\n<p>With files from The Canadian Press.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Liberals back social media ban for kids under 16 amid growing debate'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GNMSOCIALMEDIAAGEBANSTILL.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   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