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14-year-old boy charged with making online threats against Ontario high school

File photo of a Durham Regional Police cruiser. File / Durham Regional Police Service

COURTICE, Ont. – Police say a 14-year-old boy has been charged after he allegedly made threats online against a school in Courtice, Ont.

Durham regional police say the teen posted a photo online holding a gun.

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They say the post made reference to a threat toward Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School.

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Police say the photo was shared by others, and the school contacted police.

Officers say they identified the accused and learned that the weapon in the photo was a pellet gun.

Police say the teen has been charged with uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm.

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