Police: Teens created GoFundMe for ammo in threat against San Tan Valley school

A pair of teens were arrested last Thursday on suspicion of creating a GoFundMe page to raise money for the purchase ammunition they said would be used to shoot at a San Tan Valley high school, officials said.

Pinal County Sheriff's deputies investigated the threat after a student at Combs High School, near Germann and Ironwood roads, reported hearing the two suspects talking about bringing a gun to school.

The student reported the incident to school officials, who contacted the sheriff's department.

Investigators discovered a 15-year-old student was planning to file the serial number off a gun and use it to open fire on the school, the Sheriff's Office said.

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A second 15-year-old student helped by setting up a GoFundMe page to raise money for the ammunition, officials said. The page explained that ammunition was expensive and they needed help to shoot up the school, according to the Sheriff's Office.

One of the students did have access to weapons at his house, Sheriff's officials said.

Both students were arrested and charged with interference or disruption of an educational institution and conspiracy to commit terrorism.

The GoFundMe page has since been taken down, the Sheriff's Office said.

GoFundMe officials released a statement Monday, saying the campaign violated their terms of service.

"The campaign raised no funds and has been removed from the platform," the statement said. "Additionally, the campaign organizer has been banned from using the GoFundMe platform. It is against GoFundMe's terms of service to raise funds on our platform to buy ammunition or firearms."

