1/25/19
by News Department on 01/25/1914 year old faces charges...
Hazleton police say a 14-year-old student sent a video on Snapchat that threatened gun violence at the Hazleton Elementary/Middle school, Thursday.
That Snapchat was spotted by someone who used a new app called Safe 2 Say Something, a way for students and others to report threats anonymously and within minutes, officials at the county 911 center got the tip and called Hazleton and school police.
Authorities launched an investigation, going to that 14-year-old student's house in the early morning hours and taking a loaded gun.
Police said, in addition to dealing with the latest investigation, the department has just filed for a $200,000 state grant should there ever be an active shooter situation in a city school.
As for this case, police say the 14-year-old student is suspended from school and a criminal investigation is underway.
