RCMP say they have arrested a 24-year-old woman in Ulukhaktok after receiving reports of threats “alluding to mass violence.”
According to a Monday press release, police received numerous reports from concerned residents over the weekend alleging that a woman had posted threats on social media “alluding to committing a mass shooting.”
RCMP said they attended the suspect’s home and arrested the woman “without incident.” Police said they did not locate any firearms during a search of the residence.
Police said the woman was released from custody on conditions including a firearms prohibition and a condition not to attend Helen Kalvak School.
RCMP said they were not naming the woman as her charges have not been formally sworn in court.
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This is not the first time in recent weeks NWT RCMP have arrested someone following alleged threats on social media.
Last month, Yellowknife RCMP said they arrested a 13-year-old boy and seized an imitation firearm after receiving a report alleging that a photo of an École St Patrick High School student posted online appeared to show them in a home with a firearm.
A few days later, police in Hay River arrested and charged a 15-year-old student at Diamond Jenness Secondary School after investigating a report about a social media post with “a threatening caption relating to an upcoming school sporting event.”
The NWT School Sports Association then said it was increasing security at a basketball tournament in Yellowknife citing “potential safety concerns” at École St Patrick High School and École Sir John Franklin High School.
