SUDBURY - Greater Sudbury Police are investigating an anonymous threat of a school shooting at College Notre-Dame, made on Instagram.
The post, which has now been deleted, said the attack would take place Friday. Another account, which is still active, purports to show a 'kill list,' detailing the students and grades allegedly to be targeted. The list includes about 40 names.
“Shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday, a staff member from College Notre-Dame attended police headquarters to report a threatening social media post directed at the school,” police said in a release.
“The Instagram post was uploaded under account 'sch00lsh00ter767,' pictured firearms and made reference to a school shooting at the local secondary school. The post was captioned 'Friday March 22nd, everyone will finally know my name… Look out CND.'”
The criminal investigations division is investigating the threat to find out who posted it and “the validity of the threat,” police said.
“We take these types of matters very seriously and the safety of staff and students is our top priority.”
There will be an increased police presence at College Notre-Dame and additional resources will be made available to students.
Anyone with information related to this post, the Instagram account sch00lsh00ter767, or the people behind the account are asked to call police at 705-675-9171 or Crime Stoppers 705-222-8477.
- Sudbury.com/Laurentian Media
