The Ephrata Police Department filed charges on October 9, 2024 as the result of an investigation into threats of a shooting made on June 28^th, 2024 at the Ephrata Community Pool. Members of the community came forward on June 28^th, 2024 to notify police of threats made online involving a potential of a shooting at the Ephrata Community Pool. Based on the serious nature of the threats and an inability to determine the veracity of the threats in a timely manner, out of an abundance of caution, pool staff elected to close the pool for Saturday, June 29^th. The months-long investigation into the source of the threats determined that a 14 year old male from Colonial Beach, Virginia made specific and repeated threats via social media on June 28^th to commit a shooting at the Ephrata Community Pool on June 29^th, 2024. The suspect was charged with one count of Terroristic Threats, a third degree felony. The Ephrata Police Department was aided in this investigation by law enforcement agencies in Virginia.

The suspect is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court.