Overview

• Police arrested a 15-year-old boy from Brandywine, Maryland, on Friday for making threats against multiple Washington, D.C. schools via social media.
• The threats, posted on Instagram, included images of weapons alongside a list of D.C. high schools, causing increased police presence at the schools.
• No incidents were reported on Thursday, but the threats led to heightened security measures, including lockdowns and canceled activities at some schools.
• The investigation, involving the FBI's Washington field office, revealed that the teenager did not possess any firearms and had sourced the weapon images online.
• The teenager was charged with making threats to kidnap or injure a person, following a surge in similar threats reported in other regions, including Florida.