Police Investigate Shooting Threats Made To 2 Brooklyn High Schools

BROOKLYN, NY — Two Brooklyn high schools received back-to-back shooting threats Tuesday, triggering a swift police response, officials said.

An unknown caller phoned in a shooting threat to Brooklyn Prospect High School around 8:13 a.m. Monday, police said. Just two minutes later, a similar threat was made to Cristo Rey Brooklyn High School in East Flatbush — with both calls coming within minutes of each other.

Brooklyn Prospect is a charter school located at E. 3rd Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway in Kensington, while Cristo Rey is a Catholic high school on E. 37th Street in East Flatbush.

Police responded to both schools after the phone calls, though it’s unclear if either campus was evacuated. No injuries were reported, and both threats were ultimately determined to be unfounded.

Police added that it’s currently unknown whether the calls were made by the same individual.

This isn’t the first recent shooting threat in the city. Just last week, a high school student in Queens was taken into custody after police found a loaded gun on him, following an alleged online threat to shoot up his school, authorities said.

The Benjamin Cardozo High School student was charged as a juvenile with criminal possession of a weapon and making a terroristic threat after police found a semi-automatic handgun in his backpack, authorities said.

"Thanks to the quick action of our law enforcement partners at the NYPD and the FBI, a tragedy was averted," Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said. "Gun violence has stolen too many young lives in our communities, and we are extremely grateful that this incident did not result in anyone being hurt or worse."