HCSO Responds to School Threat at Hunter Middle School, Student Charged

Hamilton County, TN – On September 9th, 2024, at approximately 1:30 P.M., a QuickTip Alert was received by Hamilton County Department of Education Officials. The alert, which originated from a student at Hunter Middle School, indicated that another student stated they would bomb the school. The HCSO School Resource Deputy assigned to Hunter Middle School was immediately contacted and the student was shortly identified and immediately isolated for further questioning.

During the investigation, the HCSO SRD obtained written statements from other students who overheard the suspect state he wanted to “blow up the school”.

The juvenile student was placed into custody and transported to the Hamilton County Juvenile Detention Center without further incident.

The student is being charged with:

- Threats of Mass Violence

There is no active threat to any of the students or faculty of the school at this time.

As this incident pertains to juveniles, no further information is available.