Officials are probing a school threat at a city
school in Park Slope.
It’s a message that appears to
have been posted on social media that has some people concerned about whether
the threat could actually be carried out. The post began circulating on Friday.
The post reads, "I’m going to shoot up my
school millennium Brooklyn High New York with an MP 15 assault rifle and Glock
17 pistol with hundreds of rounds of ammunition in a few weeks.”
The post goes on to detail
how the shooting will allegedly be carried out, including live-streaming it on
social media. It even
lists the names of several people who the individual plans to target.
According to police, they
are aware of the threat and are investigating.
The Department of Education
also responded, saying, “We take any threat against our schools very seriously
and we are working closely with the NYPD as they investigate and keep our
schools safe. This is a scanning campus, and every student will be scanned on
Monday."
The threat comes as people across the country are
reeling from the most recent mass shootings, including five that took place
over the weekend, killing 18 people and injuring dozens more. Several of the
shootings happened at graduation parties.