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Omaha Steve

(107,062 posts) Tue Sep 9, 2025, 05:46 PM Sep 9

Police arrest 13-year-old boy with 23 guns over school shooting threats [View all]

Source: AP

Updated 1:41 PM CDT, September 9, 2025

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A 13-year-old boy described by police as obsessed with school shooters was arrested on multiple firearms possession charges and causing a threat after they say they found social media posts about intentions to kill and seized 23 guns and ammunition from his home.

The boy pleaded not guilty to a total of five charges, four of them felonies, in juvenile court on Monday. He was arrested over the weekend in Washington’s Pierce County.

The boy’s name has not been released. It was not immediately known if he had a lawyer. Juvenile court records are generally confidential.

Firearms were mounted on walls and handguns were found unsecured throughout the home, sheriff’s Deputy Carly Cappetto said in a news release Monday.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/arrest-juvenile-school-shootings-obsessed-guns-washington-9ab8d780175fecd5b4f10229507fc879

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Police arrest 13-year-old boy with 23 guns over school shooting threats [View all] Omaha Steve Sep 9 OP

WTF is wrong with that kid's parents? Ocelot II Sep 9 #1

My first thought, as well, Ocelot. Diamond_Dog Sep 9 #2

And mine Jilly_in_VA Sep 9 #7

Mine as well. H2O Man Sep 9 #21

In my book RussBLib Sep 9 #3

Criminal neglicence, pretty obvious. nt eppur_se_muova Sep 9 #5

There's a whole... littlemissmartypants Sep 9 #6

They weren't hidden if they were hanging on the wall. debsy Sep 10 #24

Quotes from the mother relayerbob Sep 9 #16

More parents need to be held responsible USS_Dauntless Sep 9 #17

And they were found guilty in separate trials radical noodle Sep 10 #29

Generally authorities seem to be getting better at detecting potential crimes bucolic_frolic Sep 9 #4

This is a tragedy waiting to happen. Irish_Dem Sep 9 #8

repukes wanting to reduce crime Skittles Sep 9 #9

How does a 13 year old buy and accumulate an arsenal like that. Did he buy them from doc03 Sep 9 #10

They're his parent's guns. maxsolomon Sep 10 #30

OK, he wasn't plunking down the money tonekat Sep 9 #11

I was raised on a farm. OldBaldy1701E Sep 9 #12

That's how we do things downtown. Aristus Sep 9 #13

Why weren't the parents arrested too? FSogol Sep 9 #14

They are still looking in to that. IcyPeas Sep 10 #27

Because a massive arsenal of firearms is legal. maxsolomon Sep 10 #31

Criminal Minds, HOLY FUCK. twodogsbarking Sep 9 #15

According to article, the boy on social media said, "my time is almost hear!" 70sEraVet Sep 9 #18

then his would be school victims are his parents! GreenWave Sep 9 #19

Fucked up home schooling apparently... live love laugh Sep 10 #25

wtf AllaN01Bear Sep 9 #20

IMO The parents should face consequences proud patriot Sep 9 #22

What? The kid had an afterschool job delivering newspapers. He used the money to buy him some hardware so's 3Hotdogs Sep 10 #23

Where are the gun humping parents Old Crank Sep 10 #26

If the parent(s) provide booze or weed to the kid they would have been arrested on the spot Bengus81 Sep 10 #28

Parents are crazier than the kid. republianmushroom Sep 10 #32

That's his god given right to own 23 guns. This is a America dammit! OverBurn Sep 10 #33

The boy's mother said: "the social media posts were an attempt to "be cool" among peers," riversedge Sep 10 #34

One Charlie Kirk Dies and a New One Pops Up eringer Sep 11 #35