NEW YORK — Police say a 17-year-old boy on New York’s Long Island threatened to go on a shooting spree at his former school on Tuesday’s anniversary of the Columbine High School massacre.
Nathan Myres of North Massapequa was arraigned Saturday on a charge of making a terroristic threat.
He had attended Plainedge High School until earlier this year, when he transferred to a special-needs program.
Nassau County police began investigating after a rumor began rippling through school that an ex-pupil was planning an attack.
Detective Lt. Kevin Smith said police haven’t found any weapons and it is possible the teen was just trying to scare people.
The Columbine shooting in Littleton, Colo., occurred on April 20, 1999. High school seniors Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 students and a teacher the the school before killing themselves.
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