Boy held after apparent school shooting joke involving Siri

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) - Authorities say a 13-year-old northwestern Indiana boy is charged with intimidation after telling Apple's digital assistant Siri he planned a school shooting and posting an iPhone screenshot of the response on social media as an apparent joke.

The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports the boy is being held at the Porter County Juvenile Detention Center and investigators don't believe the boy posed a threat or had access to weapons.

Valparaiso police say the boy allegedly told Siri "I am going to shoot up a school" and the digital assistant created a list of several Valparaiso schools near his location.

The screenshot by the Chesterton Middle School student was reported to Chesterton police by the boy's social media contacts. Police say he didn't threaten any person or school specifically.

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Information from: The Times, http://www.nwitimes.com