A 16-year-old boy in New York is facing gun possession and making terroristic threat charges after he allegedly brought a loaded gun to school. He is accused of posting a photo captioned with threats to “shoot the school up” after expressing disdain for tests.

According to a press release issued by Queens County District Attorney Melinda Katz, the incident occurred on September 18. As per the charging documents, the FBI was made aware of an Instagram post by Meta.

The post, allegedly made by the teen at 10:17 a.m., had the caption, “TS GMT BOUTTA SHOOT THE SCHOOL UP.” Promptly, the FBI managed to pinpoint the IP address associated with the Instagram account. They got a location: Benjamin Cardozo High School in Bayside, Queens, New York.

Subsequently, the phone number was linked to the t

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