A 17-year-old Canadian was arrested for allegedly threatening a mass shooting at a Florida Pride event..On Monday, the teen was arrested after an international investigation involving the FBI, Toronto and Peel Regional Police, and the West Palm Beach Police department..The teen threatened to shoot participants at the “Pride on the Block” event in West Palm Beach this Sunday on a video chat site called Omegle..He had a gun in the videos where he also made anti-LGBTQ+ statements and claimed to live in West Palm Beach..Police arrested the teen in Ontario and recovered the gun from the video..Canadian authorities charged him with threatening to commit a mass shooting..Most likely, the US will seek extradition to Florida where charges are still pending..“People were very scared,” said West Palm Beach Deputy Police Chief Rick Morris at a press conference on Monday. .“The Pulse nightclub shooting is still on everybody’s minds, especially in our gay community.”.In June 2016, the Pulse nightclub shooting happened in Orlando where a gunman killed 49 people and wounded 53 more..The “Pride on the Block” event brought in additional security in case he was not acting alone..As a minor, the suspect’s identity is not being released to the public.
