ST. PETERSBURG â Pinellas County Sheriffâs detectives arrested a 14-year-old student from Hollins High School in St. Petersburg Dec. 16 for threatening a mass shooting at the school.
Detectives say the teen posted written threats to an anonymous Instagram account the afternoon of Dec. 16 and was arrested at 10:18 p.m. at his home in St. Petersburg.
According to investigators, school resource deputies were contacted about Instagram postings that appeared to target Hollins High School. One post depicted an AK-47 assault rifle with the caption âWhat up Dixieâ and the hashtag #bullseye. The second post was a picture of the front of Hollins High School with the caption âWouldnât go to school tomorrow.â A third posting showed two AR-15-style rifles with the caption âCanât wait to use those.â