{"id":633483,"date":"2026-04-28T05:46:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T05:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/633483\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T05:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T05:46:11","slug":"15-year-old-charged-with-uttering-threats-linked-to-vancouver-police-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/633483\/","title":{"rendered":"15-year-old charged with uttering threats linked to Vancouver police investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>A charge of uttering threats has been laid against a 15-year-old in connection with a <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/vancouver-police\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vancouver police<\/a> investigation into disturbing comments allegedly made about a Vancouver school.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Global News has learned someone who knows the teen called the police after seeing extremely concerning text messages.<\/p>\n<p>The teen was apprehended under the Mental Health Act and their device was seized.<\/p>\n<p>Sources say the content was alarming and it included messages related to the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting in February, in which six children and two adults were shot to death by 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, who took her own life.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'OpenAI CEO Sam Altman apologizes to Tumbler Ridge victims\u2019 families'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tumbler-Ridge-OCVO_thumbnail_1280x720_.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t0:35<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOpenAI CEO Sam Altman apologizes to Tumbler Ridge victims\u2019 families\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Sources say the teen in the Vancouver case made disturbing comments suggesting they were upset that the Tumbler Ridge shooter stole their thunder because they were going to act against a Vancouver school.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Sources say it was a credible threat and Vancouver police responded with all hands on deck.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Crime<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/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>Global News cannot go into specific details about the case as the teen is a minor and cannot be identified under the\u00a0Youth Criminal Justice Act.<\/p>\n<p>Sources say a weapon was not seized, but it\u2019s unclear if the teen had access to a weapon.<\/p>\n<p>The teen has been released under stringent conditions and the case is currently before the court.<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver police said they are not commenting on the case because it is a youth file, which is still under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The Vancouver School Board says the charge is not directly connected to the school, but it did not elaborate.<\/p>\n<p>The board is not commenting on whether the teen is still in school due to privacy reasons.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 with files from Rumina Daya, Global News<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2026 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment 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