A Pāhoa teen was arrested early this morning, Nov. 5, in connection to threatening messages he allegedly posted in an Instagram friendʻs chat group.
According to Hawaiʻi Police, the 13-year-old boy indicated in the group chat that he had a shotgun and expressed bringing it to school to possibly cause harm.
At 12:30 a.m. this morning, Puna patrol officers arrested the suspect at home and released him to his parents at 4:55 a.m. pending further investigation, an HPD press release stated. Because he is a minor, no additional details are available about his identity.
As part of the continuing investigation, police say, officers from the Area I Juvenile Aid Section recovered a broken BB gun that resembled a shotgun.
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Authorities say there is no imminent or pending threat to any Hawai’i Island public, private, or charter school.
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