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SALINE COUNTY — A 19-year-old Norris City man is being held without bond after he was arrested in connection with making active shooter threats earlier this week.

According to the Harrisburg Police Department, they began conducting an investigation Monday night into the threat of an active shooter.

Officers identified the suspect who allegedly made the threats as Hunter D. Gross. On November 15, 2022 Officers located and arrested Gross without incident.

As part of the investigation, a search warrant was executed at a home in White County.

Gross is currently being held the Saline County Detention Center, on a No Bond Warrant charging him with Making Terroristic Threats and Intimidation.

The investigation is ongoing and no further information will be released at this time.

The Saline County Sheriff’s Office, White County Sheriff’s Office, Illinois State Police District 19 Investigations, Saline County State’s Attorney’s Office, and the ILEAS 9/11 Special Response Team assisted in the investigation.