(Radio Iowa) – A southeast Iowa child is charged with making a threat on social media. Lieutenant Jason Bell of the Ottumwa Police Department says they were informed by the FBI on Monday of a post on TikTok that contained the phrase “shoot up the school” along with other concerning language. After an investigation, the minor responsible for the social media post was arrested on Thursday. The child was charged with terroristic threats, a Class D felony, and released to their parent.

Bell says that while the child did not have the means to carry out the threats posted on TikTok and the threat was not directed to a specific school, this type of communication will not be tolerated.