A 29-year-old man has been arrested and charged with threatening to shoot up an elementary school in Lubbock, Texas.
Stephen Patrick Furr, 29, was charged via criminal complaint with interstate threatening communications and arrested on Monday, February 5, 2024.
The FBI received a tip about threats posted on BlueSky, a microblogging site, on February 2, 2024.
The posts escalated from musings about a possible future shooting to statements that the user had a gun and intended to carry out a school shooting: “Will be fun to legally shoot up a school,” the user posted. “I can already smell the blood.”
Agents identified the user of the account as Mr. Furr and visited him at his home in Lubbock on February 3, 2024.
Mr. Furr was “disheveled and unkempt.” He allegedly screamed incoherent profanities and stated that he would not talk to the agents until the President confirmed their identity.
Mr. Furr faces up to five years in federal prison if convicted.
A criminal complaint is merely an allegation of criminal conduct, not evidence.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Dallas Field Office – Lubbock Resident Agency conducted the investigation with the Lubbock Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Haag is prosecuting the case.
Members of the public can report potential threats to the FBI by calling 1-800-CALL-FBI or online at tips.fbi.gov.
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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