An arrest has been made in a social media threat of violence at Southwest High School in El Centro.

According to Sgt. Aaron Messick of the El Centro Police Department, the department was made award of the threat at about 7:40 a.m. Thursday. The threat was made on a social media platform and shared by students at the school. The post was reported to police by a concerned parent. Officers, working with school officials, worked to identify the individual responsible for the threat. By the afternoon were able to identify the juvenile responsible for the post and make an arrest.  

Based on the investigation and information gathered, police and school authorities do not believe there was an immediate threat to students or faculty at the school. This is the second social media post this week threatening the Southwest campus. The earlier threat on Tuesday was believed to be a "prank" posted by a student who does not live in Imperial County.

Interim Chief of Police Robert Sawyer said, " The El Centro Police Department takes these threats seriously. We will pursue all possible leads in situations like this to bring these incidents to a peaceful resolution. If you post a threat on any social media platform, anonymously or otherwise, we will identify, find, and arrest you. The fear caused by these thoughtless "pranks" is unconscionable".