HAYWARD — A ten-year-old girl allegedly threatened a classmate that she would bring a gun to her local charter school and “use” it in a fight, resulting in a police raid on her home and the confiscation of two firearms, authorities said.
The incident in late May led to 2 police investigations. One examining how serious the girl was concerning the threat and the opposite looking into how she got hold of the firearm she allegedly displayed during a Facetime conversation with the victim. Police conducted the raid the identical day they learned of the threat and seized not only two firearms but additionally two fully loaded magazines and dozens of rounds of ammunition, authorities said.
The police investigation began on May 29, when an administrator at Key Academy in Hayward notified police that a 10-year-old girl had threatened to beat up one other student because they each had a crush on the identical person. The threat was made in an internet chat within the presence of several students, followed by a second video chat on the afternoon of May 28 during which the girl showed a firearm and said she would bring it to high school and “use it” if crucial, police said.
The school administration learned of the threat the following morning and immediately notified the police, authorities said.
Officers interviewed the girl's mother and learned that guns were stored in the house that the girl could have easily accessed, police said. One of the girl's parents reportedly worked as a security guard and had a gun license. Police say the mother agreed to get a gun secure immediately, but learned hours later that the girl was still home alone, had the gun along with her, and that the gun secure had not been purchased.
A raid followed and the weapons were confiscated. No charges have been filed against the mother to this point. Because the girl continues to be young, it’s unimaginable to confirm whether she has been arrested or charged because of state privacy laws.
Emails to Key Academy were blocked by the college's server and voicemails to the college's primary office weren’t immediately answered. According to the college's online schedule, summer vacation began on Monday.
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