NFL star Julian Edelman helps lead police to teenager who threatened school shooting
Edelman received a message from a concerned Instagram follower late last month who told him about the threat to 'shoot up' a school in the comments section of his account
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Your support makes all the difference.A social media message to New England Patriots receiver Julian Edelman led police to a teenager who posted a threat about carrying out a shooting in his school.
The New York Times reports Edelman received a message from a concerned Instagram follower late last month who told him about the threat to “shoot up” a school in the comments section of his account.
Edelman notified his assistant, Shannen Moen, who called police and they tracked down a 14-year-old boy in Michigan who admitted to posting the threat about his middle school.
Police officials say the boy was charged with making a false report of a threat of terrorism.
Edelman called the man who tipped him off “the real hero” and says he plans to send him a gift.
AP
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