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Monday February 15, 12:15 PM


Canadian newspaper, The Vancouver Sun, reports that a Texas teenager has been arrested after bragging online about an upcoming killing spree.

A British Columbian gamer may have saved the lives of American teenagers after reporting comments by an Xbox LIVE gamer based in San Antonio, Texas. According to the report, the disgruntled US teen was bemoaning recent grades and began naming specific targets for a possible high school shooting.

The Port Alberni, BC resident informed the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, who then contacted Microsoft's Law Enforcement Security division, who quickly pinpointed the gamer’s location as San Antonio, Texas. The Texas teen was promptly taken into custody by local police, and now faces charges.

Port Alberni RCMP Staff Sgt. Lee Omilusik told the Vancouver Sun: “This incident demonstrates the power of the electronic world and how different enforcement agencies can quickly work together to protect the citizens they serve, regardless of obstacles such as international barriers. In this case, the suspect was quickly arrested and no one was hurt thanks to the information received from a concerned citizen.”

The incident occurred late last week. As yet the seriousness of the charges has not been made public. It will certainly be interesting to hear what the boy in question has to say for himself, though. Likewise his parents, who have no doubt already padlocked their son's Xbox and grounded the lad for life...

Lmfao! Thats awesome!

yea to all the haters that slate video games as violent then haha because now its saved a massacre from happening

Nice, but mind posting the link?

thats pretty cool that they could stop that from occurring because of that lad, my parents personally would kill me if I got in trouble for that.

ive been told we aint allowed to post links to other sites m8 but it was on the news section of a well known search site that begins with a Y

Lol if i was going to kill someone i wouldn't be going on XBL and telling everyone im going to do it lol

what type of killer goes on xbox live and tells the whole world? what an idiot.

lol wow im surpised someone was actually concerned about what the kid was saying to actually report him. all i have to say is the kid just got POWNED!

What a dumbass, he might as well have gone to the police and handed himself in.

As for being violent because of video games, what ever happened to just being crazy?