Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

mahatmakanejeeves

(56,886 posts)
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 12:04 PM Feb 2022

Southeast DC teen charged after bomb threats made against DC schools

Hat tip, WTOP on the radio. The story is at Joe.My.God. too.

Home » Washington, DC News » Southeast teen charged after…

Southeast teen charged after bomb threats made against DC schools

Will Vitka | wvitka@wtop.com

February 10, 2022, 9:56 AM

A 16-year-old boy from Southeast has been arrested and charged with terroristic threats for multiple bomb threats made against D.C. schools Wednesday.

D.C. police said Thursday they’re still working with federal partners to investigate the incidents.

Authorities investigated threats at eight District schools Wednesday, which came a day after Dunbar High School was evacuated due to a bomb threat Tuesday.

D.C. police said they investigated threats at Dunbar, Theodore Roosevelt and Ron Brown high schools, as well as KIPP DC College Preparatory, IDEA Public Charter School, Seed Public Charter School, McKinley Tech High School and Friendship Public Charter School.

{snip}

Will Vitka
William Vitka is a Digital Editor and reporter for WTOP.com. He's been in the news industry for over a decade. Before joining WTOP, he worked for CBS News, Stuff Magazine, The New York Post and wrote a variety of books—about a dozen of them, with more to come.

wvitka@wtop.com
@WillVitka
2 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Southeast DC teen charged after bomb threats made against DC schools (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 OP
I know he is a teen, but this is dangerous bottomofthehill Feb 2022 #1
Especially since it's lots of schools IronLionZion Feb 2022 #2

bottomofthehill

(8,261 posts)
1. I know he is a teen, but this is dangerous
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 12:14 PM
Feb 2022

Evacuating schools is a dangerous thing, a bomb threat in this environment has to be taken seriously. This was not a one off trying to skip a test, this was a terror campaign. Arrest him and charge him as an adult.

IronLionZion

(45,256 posts)
2. Especially since it's lots of schools
Thu Feb 10, 2022, 01:10 PM
Feb 2022

this is more than a kid being stupid. This is terrorism that even impacted the Second Gentleman while he was visiting a school.

Latest Discussions»Region Forums»District of Columbia»Southeast DC teen charged...