N.L. man arrested after school shooting threats made in online game

A 31-year-old Newfoundland man was arrested after Interpol investigated school shooting threats made in a live chat during an online game.

RCMP said its Corner Brook detachment received a request for assistance from Interpol on Wednesday evening about threats of a possible shooting at an unspecified school.

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Police say in a release that an online gaming company had reported the threats made by an online gamer during a live chat.

Police say they identified a source, and later arrested Maxwell Fillatre of Boom Siding, N.L., near the western community of Pasadena on Wednesday.

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Fillatre was scheduled to appear in court Thursday.

The RCMP said the investigation is ongoing.