A child is in police custody after threatening violence at a Maricopa middle school last night, Maricopa Police Department and Maricopa Unified School District tell InMaricopa.

A swift MPD investigation after school administrators received a report of a threat circulating on social media that involved Desert Wind Middle School led police to the 14-year-old suspect, who can’t be named due to his or her age, MPD spokesperson Monica Williams said.

“The threat has been contained,” DWMS Principal Aidan Balt said this morning.

MPD was “immediately notified,” MUSD spokesperson Mishell Terry said, after the school district learned about posts on the Snapchat page “Desert Wind Middle School Stories,” which is not affiliated with the school.

“Desert Wind Middle School will remain open, and classes will continue as scheduled,” Terry said.

She said the district “takes all threats seriously” and that the juvenile believed to be responsible “may face prosecution,” citing an Arizona law that makes it a felony to “threaten to cause physical injury to any employee or student of an educational institution.”

That charge carries a prison sentence typically between four months and six years.

“MUSD is working closely with the police department and will pursue charges to the fullest extent,” Terry said.

She added: “We thank the parents and students who reported the threat and encourage families to continue reporting any concerns.”

The concerned parents shared more information about the alleged threats, including that one teacher was targeted by name and that the child who made the threats illegally possessed a gun and bragged about it.

This comes just four days after a 14-year-old shot and murdered two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School near Winder, Ga., rocking the nation.

“It’s pretty sickening, to be honest,” said Brianna Romero, a Desert Wind mom. “To know the kid got arrested is insane because that shows he was an actual threat. The kid also posted a photo of the gun last night.”

Threats like these are part of the reason why MUSD campuses rolled out a new “Visitor Aware” digital check-in pilot program last week. The system allows visitors and volunteers to check in with staff, scan an identification card and be issued a sticker badge, then return the badge upon checking out.

On Aug. 8, exactly one month earlier, the FBI assisted MPD with an investigation into credible school shooting threats at Desert Sunrise High School. There, two other teens were jailed on gun charges last September after threatening to shoot up a homecoming football game. One of the teens was illegally carrying a firearm on campus.

“The investigation remains ongoing,” Terry said of today’s unrest at DWMS. “As a result, no additional details can be shared at this time.”