Rock Hill student charged with threatening to shoot up middle school

ROCK HILL, S.C. — A middle school student in Rock Hill is facing charges after police said he threatened to shoot up his school.

Our partners at The Herald reported the student was charged with disturbing schools on Thursday after the incident at Sullivan Middle School.

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Police said the student held onto his backpack instead of putting it in his locker. When asked about it, the student replied he was going to shoot up the school.

Police said the student admitted to making the threat but said it was a joke.

The student hasn’t been identified because of his age. The Herald reported the boy was charged as a juvenile and will appear in family court after being removed from school.

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Police said in a second incident that same day at Rawlinson Road Middle School, students overheard a classmate making shooting threats, but no charges were filed in that case.

No weapons were found in either incident.

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