Florida student arrested for mass shooting threat

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (CBS12) — A 5th grade student has been arrested after police say he sent a text message threatening a school shooting to another student.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office said it learned of a threatening text sent to a student of Patriot Elementary School in Cape Coral.

“This student’s behavior is sickening, especially after the recent tragedy in Uvalde, Texas,” stated Sheriff Carmine Marceno. “Making sure our children are safe is paramount. We will have law and order in our schools! My team didn’t hesitate one secondnot one second, to investigate this threat.”

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Due to the age of the student, the Youth Services Criminal Investigations Division handled the case.

The student who the sheriff's office said sent the text was arrested and charged with making a written threat to conduct a mass shooting. He is 10 years old.

“Right now is not the time to act like a little delinquent. It’s not funny. This child made a fake threat, and now he’s experiencing real consequences,” stated Sheriff Carmine Marceno.