https://abc7ny.com/fortnite-fortnight-threat-huntington/4277102/ said:Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Police: 45-year-old Long Island man threatens to kill 11-year-old boy over Fortnite loss
HUNTINGTON, Long Island (WABC) -- A 45-year-old Long Island man was arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot an 11-year-old boy after losing to him in the video game "Fortnite."
Police say the boy received harmful messages from Michael Aliperti via text and Xbox voice messages on Monday night.
Aliperti reportedly told the boy he was going to shoot him at his home and his school.
"For an adult to threaten an 11-year-old kind of gives new definition to sore loser," said Suffolk County Police Chief Stuart Cameron.
Security was stepped up at the boy's school, RJO Middle School in Kings Park, on Tuesday as a precaution.
Aliperti was arrested at his home around 1:40 a.m. He is charged with second-degree aggravated harassment and acting in a manner to injure a child.