Police: Boy, 14, threatened to shoot Santa Rosa school classmates

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A 14-year-old boy was arrested in Santa Rosa on Friday morning after threatening to bring a gun to his middle school and shoot classmates, officials said.

The boy, who had been a target of bullying, told classmates at Willowside Middle School that he would bring a gun to school and shoot them, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.

Willowside Middle School is a charter school in west Santa Rosa that serves about 100 students. A representative from the school declined to comment on the arrest.

Sheriff’s deputies responded to the school around 7 a.m. after getting reports of the threats, officials said. Deputies arrested the boy at his home in Santa Rosa, officials said.

The incident is being investigated by detectives from the sheriff’s office Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Unit.

The boy, whose name was not released due to his age, taken to the Sonoma County Juvenile Hall on felony and misdemeanor charges, according to the sheriff’s office.

Filipa A. Ioannou is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: fioannou@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @obioannoukenobi