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Teenage girl identified as instigator of ‘threat’

RIVERTON (WNE) — After a Riverton Police Department release alerted the community to the threat of gun-related violence at Riverton High School, instigator of the supposed threat was identified late Friday afternoon as a 14-year-old girl. 

RPD chief Eric Murphy issued an announcement on Friday morning, acknowledging that the threat was “vague at best, but we are taking it very seriously and investigating the threat in an effort to locate a suspect and keep the kids and staff safe.” 

The comment that interested police emerged in...