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Hawaii Island police reported the arrest of a 13-year-old boy from Pahoa in connection with threatening messages he made in an Instagram friends chat group.
The messages from the 13-year old boy to the group indicated that he had a shotgun and expressed bringing it to school to possibly cause harm.
At 12:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, Puna patrol officers arrested the suspect at home and released him to his parents at 4:55 a.m. pending further investigation. Because he is a minor, no additional details are available about his identity.
As part of the continuing investigation, officers from the Area I Juvenile Aid Section recovered a broken BB gun that resembled a shotgun.