Police: Threats of Violence at Menifee Middle School Campus Not Genuine

MENIFEE - Threats of violence against staff and students at a Menifee middle school were deemed to be "non-credible'' following an investigation, police said today. Menifee police Capt. Dave Gutierrez said that administrators at Hans Christensen Middle School were alerted to a social media message Wednesday indicating plans for a shooting or similar attack at the Sherman Road campus. Gutierrez said patrol officers were immediately dispatched to the location and initiated an investigation, determining that whoever posted the threat quickly deleted it. However, school officials obtained a screenshot before it was taken down and provided it to police. "Detectives were able to narrow down who may have either posted the threat or knew who posted the threat,'' the captain said. ``Detectives r
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