An 18-year-old woman is accused of threatening a shooting at her former elementary school in the north suburbs after allegedly posting a TikTok video saying the Uvalde school shooter is her “idol,” police said.
Saturday, January 4, 2025 12:44AM
Esmeralda Vargas has been arrested for allegedly threatening a shooting at North Elementary School in Des Plaines in a TikTok video, police said.
DES PLAINES, Ill. (WLS) — An 18-year-old woman is accused of threatening a shooting at an elementary school.
Police said they first became aware of the threats made toward North Elementary School in Des Plaines in September.
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There was an anonymous tip about a post on TikTok. The poster said the Uvalde, Texas school shooter was their “idol,” and they threatened to “shoot up” North Elementary.
Investigators submitted a search warrant to TikTok, and that led them to 18-year-old Esmeralda Vargas, a former student at the school.
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Vargas was arrested this week and charged with felony disorderly conduct, police said.
No further information was immediately available.
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An 18-year-old woman is accused of threatening a shooting at her former elementary school in the north suburbs after allegedly posting a TikTok video saying the Uvalde school shooter is her “idol,” police said.
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