14-year-old Irvine student arrested following threats of school shooting

The Irvine Police Department arrested a 14-year-old boy after he was found to make a series of shooting threats via social media on Tuesday. 

The posts alleged that a shooting was going to take place at Orchard Hill School, a local middle school, on Friday. 

According to a statement from Irvine Police, the online posts also mentioned a list of names `that appeared to coincide with several students that attend Orchard Hills School."

They were able to deduce that the 14-year-old boy was a student of the school, though it did "not appear (he) intended to carry out the threats nor does it appear he had access to a firearm."

The boy's name was not released, though he was taken into custody