14-year-old Danville girl charged after school shooting threatened on social media

Police found the threat noncredible

DANVILLE, Va. – Authorities charged a 14-year-old girl they say threatened a school shooting against a Danville school on Monday.

The Danville Police Department investigated the school-shooting threat in partnership with the Danville Public Schools and they say they identified the source.

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The girl, who is a Danville City Schools student, faces a felony charge of threatening death or bodily harm to people on school grounds.

No credible threats to school safety were found, according to the police department.