South Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station detectives are continuing their investigation regarding the threat made on social media indicating that a school shooting would take place at Lawndale High School.
Detectives have identified a 16 year old student from Leuzinger High School as the person responsible for posting the threat. The student has been taken into custody and is being arrested for Criminal Threats, 422 P.C.. Leuzinger High school is a neighboring high school within the City of Lawndale. The reason for the threat is still under investigation.
There is no further information available at this time.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County South Los Angeles Sheriff's Station at (323) 820-6700. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
Prepared by: LET Heather Fuquay
Media Release Date: March 12, 2015
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