Parent threatens to have gang ‘shoot up’ elementary school, North Carolina police say
A parent is accused of threatening to have a gang “shoot up” a North Carolina elementary school, media outlets report.
Tarshia Sutton Cogdell, 51, went on Monday to South Greenville Elementary School, where police say she told an employee at the school that she would shoot her and would “shoot up the school by getting the Bloods to come to the school,” according to WCTI.
Cogdell is the parent of a student at the school, according to the Greenville Police Department
The incident reportedly happened in the front office, police say, and the school was placed on lockdown and additional officers assigned to it after police heard about the threat.
Cogdell was arrested Tuesday and charged with communicating threats and with communicating a threat of mass violence on educational property, according to Pitt County jail records.
She is being held without bond, records show.
Pitt County Schools issued a statement on Wednesday about the threat, according to WSBTV.
“Our staff, school resources and Greenville Police responded quickly, and necessary precautions were taken to ensure safety at the school itself,” the statement said, according to WSBTV. “We take every threat seriously, as the safety of students and staff is our top priority.”
This story was originally published August 28, 2019 at 5:08 PM.
