Police: 13-year-old threatened to shoot up Schenectady High

By WNYT

Teen charged with terroristic threat

Student, 13, accused of threatening to shoot up Schenectady High School.

A 13-year-old is accused of threatening to “shoot up” Schenectady High School.

Schenectady Police said it was made aware of a threat posted on TikTok by a juvenile who said “I am going to shoot up school.”

New York State Police and the FBI passed on the information to local police.
The threats were traced back to a Schenectady residence. Police searched the home and found no weapons.

The suspect was charged with making a terroristic threat.

Police are working closely with the school district and no additional threats have been identified.