A Ventura County highschool scholar was arrested on suspicion of constructing a false report a few gunman on campus, authorities stated.
The 17-year-old Moorpark Excessive College scholar, who has not been recognized, made one nameless report Wednesday a few potential armed particular person on college grounds by way of a system referred to as “WeTip,” in accordance with Senerey De Los Santos, a public info officer for the Ventura County Sheriff’s Workplace.
Two further experiences had been made Thursday with “extra particular info of the situation of the firearm on the campus,” in accordance with a sheriff’s workplace information launch. Finally, 10 deputies responded to the campus Thursday morning and decided there was no risk to the varsity, officers stated.
Investigators quickly recognized the scholar suspected of constructing the information and arrested him on suspicion of falsely reporting an emergency. The teenager is at present being held on the county’s juvenile justice middle in Oxnard, in accordance with the Sheriff’s Workplace.
De Los Santos stated the information didn’t establish a selected scholar or particular person because the armed particular person, describing the information as “imprecise.”
It was not clear if the teenager had authorized illustration as of Friday afternoon.
