- Esmeralda E. Vargas, 18, was charged with a felony for making a TikTok threat to “shoot up” North Elementary School in Des Plaines, Ill.
- Vargas’s post praised the Uvalde school shooter and mentioned North Elementary as a target, leading to her arrest after an anonymous tip.
- Des Plaines police, with TikTok’s cooperation, traced the post back to Vargas’s home, finding no weapons during a search.
- Vargas faces one felony count of disorderly conduct, with the incident highlighting the seriousness of school threat investigations. Read More