Riverview High Student Arrested For Threatening Barrington Middle School Shooting

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Riverview High Student Arrested For Threatening Barrington Middle School Shooting

Benjamin Thoung Nguyen (HCSO) HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - A 15-year-old Riverview High School student, Benjamin Thoung Nguyen, has been arrested b

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Benjamin Thoung Nguyen (HCSO)
Benjamin Thoung Nguyen (HCSO)

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A 15-year-old Riverview High School student, Benjamin Thoung Nguyen, has been arrested by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) after he threatened to “shoot up” Barrington Middle School in a group text message.

HCSO’s School Threat Assessment and Response Team responded promptly to the high school and arrested Nguyen.

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Currently, detectives do not believe that Nguyen has access to any firearms.

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