Stamford High School Student Charged With Threatening: Police

STAMFORD, CT — A Stamford High School student is accused of making a threat against the school via Snapchat, police said.

At 2 p.m. Friday, the Stamford Police Department Dispatch Center received information from the FBI that a shooting threat was made via Snapchat, police said. Snapchat is a social media app that allows users to share photos and videos, known as snaps, with friends.

"During the Snap, the student threatened to “shoot up the school,” police said in a news release. "The FBI determined that the phone number associated with the Snap belonged to a Stamford resident. After an extensive investigation, agents were able to determine the whereabouts of the phone. Agents also determined that the phone was in the confines of Stamford High School. With this information, Detectives were able to identify the student and her location. A short time thereafter, the School Resource Officer and officers from the patrol division located the student and affected the arrest. A weapon was not recovered within the school."

During the investigation, Detectives learned of two addresses to which the student has direct access, police said. After speaking with her parents, both residents were searched, police said. The search did not result in the recovery of any weapons.

The student was subsequently transported to police headquarters, where she was charged with first-degree threatening and first-degree breach of peace.

This investigation is ongoing pending additional information sought from Snapchat / Snap Inc., police said. The suspect in this incident is cooperating with the investigation, police added.