San Juan teen arrested for threatening school shooting

Juan Gonzalez

A 17-year-old San Juan teen has been arrested after threatening to shoot “up the school,” which he claimed to be a joke prior to his arrest, according to a news release from the city of Edinburg.

Juan Gonzalez allegedly made a comment about “shooting up the school,” directed at South Texas ISD World Scholars on Saturday, which was reported to the Edinburg Police Department on Monday.

Edinburg investigators visited his residence in San Juan and made contact with Gonzalez’s mother.

Gonzalez voluntarily agreed to speak to police where he admitted to making the threat, but claimed he was “joking around,” according to the release.

Though he claimed to be joking, Gonzalez was arrested after the interview and was charged with terroristic threat.

“The Edinburg Police Department takes all school threats seriously,” Edinburg Police Chief Jaime Ayala said in the release. “Our priority is the safety and security of students, staff, and our community. Threats of any kind, whether perceived as a joke or not, will be met with thorough investigation and appropriate legal action.”

Gonzalez is not a student at the school.

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