Cops Find Person Responsible For Arizona State University Shooting Threat And It’s Absolutely Bizarre

On Tuesday, the campus of Arizona State University was in full alert after receiving information about a possible rifle attack at 12:30pm on the Tempe campus. Thankfully, it was only a threat.

The cops were able to trace the posting, which was done anonymous on 4Chan, and found the alleged culprit in Canada. It gets even more bizarre.

Arizona State University police said Tuesday that a shooting threat targeting the school’s Tempe campus has been traced to a 12-year-old boy in Canada.

An ASU police statement said the department, along with local and federal authorities, determined the “unsubstantiated” threat had originated from an online gaming website conversation.

“The juvenile has been contacted by Canadian authorities and apologized for his actions and the disruption they caused,” the statement said.

Police will not identify the kid — because he’s a minor — and no charges will be filed. They also gave no reason as to why he’d do such a thing and why he target ASU specifically.

[via USA Today]