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Florida police arrested an 11-year-old accused of falsely reporting a school shooting.
  • Florida authorities said they arrested an 11-year-old who called in a fake school shooting.
  • The boy told a friend he wanted to leave school early, the police said.
  • They said the boy faced charges of a false report of a mass shooting and misuse of a 911 call, among others.

Florida authorities arrested an 11-year-old who they accused of reporting a fake school shooting on December 5 because he wanted to leave school early.