A 16-year-old girl from Florida has been arrested and charged with a felony after allegedly threatening a school shooting because she was annoyed by her younger sister's group chat notifications.
Altamonte Springs police say Anahi Reyes was taken into custody at Lyman High School on Wednesday, where she is a sophomore, following a complaint from several parents at her sister's school, St. Mary Magdalen Catholic School.
According to an arrest affidavit, Reyes grabbed her sister's phone on Monday night while they were doing homework together, irritated by the constant notifications from a sixth-grade group chat. She then sent a message stating: 'Next person to say something is the first person I will shoot on the school shooting that will take place this Friday... [girl’s name] you’re getting shot for fun I can’t stand that fish face.'
Reyes' sister did not see the message until the following morning, at which point Reyes apologised. When questioned by police, Reyes admitted sending the text and was visibly upset. Police spokeswoman Michelle Sosa said detectives determined Reyes never intended to carry out the shooting, and her parents confirmed she had no access to weapons.
Reyes faces a felony charge of written threats to kill, do bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting. The Altamonte Springs Police Department stated: 'Although detectives determined that Reyes did not intend to carry out the threat, Altamonte Springs takes any type of threat made towards anyone, including our students and school staff, seriously.'
