Volusia County: 11-Year-Old Detained for Making a ‘Kill List’ at School

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – An 11-year-old Volusia County student was arrested after he was found with a “Kill List,” according to the sheriff’s office.

In a release, deputies said that the student wrote the list on his desk at Southwestern Middle School because “he was angry and having a bad day.”

Now, the student in question faces a felony charge of threatening his fellow students.

“If you’re tired of hearing this, imagine how the 99% of students, parents, teachers and school staff are feeling,” the release reads.

News 6 has opted against releasing the student’s identity or showing his face.

However, this isn’t the first time that a student this young was arrested in Volusia County for making threats.

Exactly a year back, an 11-year-old was apprehended following threats by Sheriff Mike Chitwood to open fire at Creekside Middle School or Silver Sands Middle School, both located in Port Orange.

“He had a written list of names and targets,” Chitwood wrote at the time. “He says it was all a joke.”

Back then, the incident came amid a spike of similar school threats across Central Florida.