A fifth grade student in Florida was arrested over the weekend and charged with sending a text message threatening to carry out a mass shooting, authorities said.
In a statement Saturday, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said it had learned earlier that day of a "threatening text message" sent by a student at an elementary school.
It said its local school threat enforcement team was immediately notified and started investigating.
The 10-year-old boy was interviewed and charged later with "making a written threat to conduct a mass shooting," the sheriff's office said.
In video shared by authorities, the boy can be seen being led into a police vehicle.
Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno speaks Wednesday about the school shooting in Texas and pledges his commitment to keep Lee County students and staff members safe.
Marceno said his team “didn’t hesitate one second...NOT ONE SECOND,” to investigate the incident. »