An 18-year-old Tampa man has been taken into custody after allegedly threatening to carry out a mass shooting at a school in a social media post.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested Oscar Nygard after receiving a tip about a post made on X.
Nygard admitted to posting the messages on the account, and authorities have not released information regarding a potential motive or access to weapons.
The investigation remains active, with Nygard facing charges related to making written threats to conduct a mass shooting.
Gun violence in America is considered a public health crisis, with the National Institutes of Health citing a significant number of school shootings and mass shootings in the country.
