45-year-old man threatens to shoot 11-year-old boy at his school after losing to him in an online game
A 45-year-old Long Island man has been apprehended by the authorities after he allegedly threatened to shoot an 11-year-old boy after losing to him in an online game. Michael Aliperti lost to the unidentified Kings Park boy in a game of Fortnite on Xbox One and subsequently sent him threatening texts and online voice messages, going so far as threatening to visit him at school and shoot him.
According to Fox News, Aliperti was arrested by the police at his Huntington home at around 1:40 am on Tuesday. While the authorities did not find any guns at the home, police chief Stuart Cameron reported that they did find a plastic pellet gun.
Suffolk County Police arrested Michael Aliperti, 45, of Huntington, after he threatened to shoot an 11-year-old child following a video game loss. pic.twitter.com/oCkBl3D77I
— Suffolk County PD (@SCPDHq) 19 September 2018