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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Allegheny County, PA) Shaler Area School District in Allegheny County has postponed their first day of school this morning for the 2025-2026 school year because of a shooting threat yesterday. The first day of school for Shaler Area School District students was supposed to be tomorrow but will now be on Wednesday, August 20th, 2025. According to court documents, twenty-eight-year-old Daniel White showed up to resolve Crisis Services in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh on Sunday, threatening to kill and hurt two people and he also allegedly said at the center, “I am a murder, and I will kill everyone. I will shoot up schools, especially the ones with little white kids at Shaler Elementary.” Upon hearing a be on the lookout alert for White this morning, an Allegheny County sheriff deputy recognized the name of White because of him being involved with mental health court and this deputy was aware that White was both supposed to be in the courthouse and had to be due there this morning. White is the suspect of this threat and he was taken into custody this morning and he faces charges, which are three counts of terroristic threats.  According to authorities, White is not believed to have any connection to Shaler Area School District. Superintendent Bryan E. O’Black, and Shaler Police Chief Sean Frank sent a letter to families this morning saying the orientation day for Shaler Area School District students in Grades K, 4, 7, and 9, which was supposed to be today, has been postponed until Tuesday. According to that same letter from O’Black and Frank, school leaders and local law enforcement will continue to keep families updated as more information becomes available.