Teen took fake gun to school so cops would kill him
The Marlton boy had a steel replica handgun outside the J. Harold Van Zant Elementary School in Evesham Township on Monday, forcing it to go into lockdown, police said.Police said Tuesday that the teen told them that he hoped the threat would prompt officers to kill him. Investigators don’t think the teen meant to harm any students, teachers or residents.The fake weapon, fake id reddit they said, “could only be determined to be a replica firearm during a physical examination after the incident.”The teen is charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats and related offenses.His name was not released because he is a juvenile.”Today’s incident continues to expose the need for armed officers in all of our elementary and middle schools,” Mayor Randy Brown said in a statement sent to the Burlington County Times.