Ontario teen charged after allegedly threatening mass shooting at Florida LGBTQ event

An Ontario teenager has been charged with allegedly making online threats toward an LGBTQ event in Florida.

Miami police received a report on June 5 of a person on the video chat platform Omegle threatening to commit a mass shooting at Pride on the Block 2022 in West Palm Beach.

Officers said the 17-year-old suspect was seen waving a gun in the video while making anti-LGBTQ comments. He was also claiming to live in Palm Beach County, where he said he was going to carry out the mass shooting that day.

Miami police notified the West Palm Beach Department (WPBPD), and an investigation was launched.

The WPBPD said in a media release that their officers worked with the FBI, New York Police Department, Toronto Police Service and Peel Regional Police to figure out the location of the suspect.

The teenager was arrested in Canada early Monday morning, and the video and firearm seen in the video were recovered at the time of the arrest.

Canadian authorities have charged the suspect with threatening to commit a mass shooting, and similar charges are pending in Florida.