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A 17-year-old Ontario man has been accused of allegedly making online threats against an LGBTQ event in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The Miami Police Department received a report Sunday, June 5, from someone on the video chat platform Omegle threatening to commit a mass shooting at Pride on the Block 2022 in West Palm Beach.
Police said the suspect was seen in the video brandishing a gun, making anti-LGBTQ comments and claiming to live in Palm Beach County, where he said he will commit the mass shooting that day.
The Miami Police Department notified the West Palm Beach Department and a criminal investigation was launched.
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The WPBPD said in a press release that its officers worked with the FBI, the New York City Police Department, the Toronto Police Service and the Peel Regional Police to determine the suspect’s whereabouts.
In a statement Tuesday, Peel Regional Police said the matter had been “investigated and addressed,” noting there were “no current concerns” about a threat to public safety.
