Update 4:30 p.m.
Billings police said that a 16-year-old student was arrested after allegedly threatening a school shooting at Billings West High School.
Police responded to the school at 7:15 a.m. in response to an online post threatening the shooting. The school resource sergeant received a call from the FBI early in the morning, alerting him to the threatening post. A source told Q2 News the student was apprehended during a soft lockdown after about 15 minutes.
The teen was arrested and booked into the youth detention center on suspicion of felony intimidation. Under Montana law, this charge applies when a person knowingly communicates a threat or false report.
A 16-year-old was arrested Friday on suspicion of a social-media threat at Billings West High School, according to Billings police.
The teen was arrested and booked into the youth detention center.
The suspect faces possible charges of intimidation, according to police.
Police said there is not threat to the public.
