Brooklyn High School Closed Due to Shooting Threat: UPDATES

UPDATE, 10 a.m.: A 15-year-old has been taken into custody in connection with the Facebook threat, according to the NYPD.

Officials at Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, a college-prep Catholic school on the border of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, told the school’s approximately 750 students to stay home on Wednesday due to a recent shooting threat.

“School is closed today,” a school representative told Patch around 9:45 a.m. ”There will be more information forthcoming on the website.”

An NYPD spokeswoman told Patch: “A threat was made on Facebook that the school was going to get shot up. After it was observed on Facebook, it was almost immediately removed. But school officials decided to close the school for the day.”

Two NYPD vehicles were sent to the school as a precaution, the police spokeswoman said.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.