Sandy Bay First Nation boy, 13, charged after school shooting threat

Police arrested and charged a 13-year-old boy from Sandy Bay First Nation on Tuesday, after receiving a tip about a potential school shooting.

Officers first learned of the allegation on Monday around 6 a.m., when they were told a student had allegedly threatened to attend Isaac Beaulieu Memorial School on graduation day and shoot multiple students, the Manitoba First Nations Police Service said in a news release Wednesday.

Investigators identified a student from the school as a suspect and brought him into custody the following day without incident. The boy has been charged for uttering threats to cause bodily harm or death, MFNPS said.

He was released from custody on an undertaking.