{"id":14511,"date":"2025-10-21T20:40:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/14511\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T20:40:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:40:08","slug":"15-year-old-arrested-accused-of-threatening-mass-shooting-at-central-florida-school-wftv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/14511\/","title":{"rendered":"15-year-old arrested, accused of threatening mass shooting at Central Florida school \u2013 WFTV"},"content":{"rendered":"

PALM BAY, Fla. \u2014 The Palm Bay Police Department says a 15-year-old student was arrested Tuesday over an alleged school threat.<\/p>\n

Officers said the Melbourne Police Department alerted them that a student who lives in Palm Bay threatened mass violence against Central Middle School in West Melbourne.<\/p>\n

Detectives say the student admitted making the statement and was taken into custody on a charge of making written threats to conduct a mass shooting.<\/p>\n

He was taken to the Brevard County Juvenile Detention Center.<\/p>\n

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