Durham College student accused of threatening to start school shooting
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A Durham College student from Whitby has been charged after allegedly threatening to start a school shooting.
Durham Regional Police said they received information on Thursday from the RCMP that a concerning message on messaging app Snapchat had been intercepted.
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“The message indicated a female’s desire to initiate a shooting at a school in Oshawa,” Durham police said in a news release. “Investigators were able to trace the message back to an 18-year-old Durham College student.”
Officers went to the Durham College campus at 2000 Simcoe St. N. where the accused was arrested without incident.
Following her arrest, police said a Criminal Code search warrant was executed at her home address in Whitby. During the search, police said 18 firearms, five air-soft guns and more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition were seized.
Police said the firearms were acquired and stored lawfully.
Jhusmin Pagkaliwagan has been charged with uttering threats.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call police at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 1845, Durham Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit at durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca.
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