Officials: Elizabethton High on regular schedule Tuesday as police search for author of online threat

Students and staff at Elizabethton High School will see a beefed-up police presence Tuesday following a threat of gun violence made Monday evening on social media.

A report issued by Elizabethton Police Department Major Jerry Bradley said they were using their resources along with school leaders to try and pinpoint a culprit who Bradley said will be prosecuted.

Preliminary information indicated the message was posted on SnapChat.

The explicit message marks the second threat of school violence to be made in the region within the last two days. Extra officers were assigned to schools in Bristol, Tennessee and Virginia on Monday. School officials confirmed that a suspect was being questioned as of Monday morning.

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