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Man, 53, Accused Of Threatening To Shoot Up West Sacramento Preschool

WEST SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – A homeless man is under arrest after police say he threatened to shoot up a preschool in West Sacramento.

The incident happened just before 7 a.m. Friday.

West Sacramento police say they got a call from an employee at a private preschool along the 2400 block of West Capitol Avenue. The employee reported that a transient in the area said he was going to get a gun and shoot up the school.

Officers quickly responded to the area and were able to find the man and arrest him.

The man has been identified as 53-year-old Corey Fields. No weapons were found, officers say.

Fields is now facing a charge of making terrorist threats.

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