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Police: Teen Threatened to Shoot Up School

Police: Teen Threatened to Shoot Up School

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MOUNT DESERT ISLAND, Maine (AP) Police say a 17-year-old boy is charged with threatening to shoot up Mount Desert Island High School in Maine.

Police were alerted over the weekend about a threatening Snapchat sent by the teenager, who police say is a former MDI student. The threatened shooting was supposed to take place Monday.

WGME-TV reports that the teenager was taken into custody at his home in Bar Harbor, and was taken to the Mountain View Correctional Facility. His name was not released.

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