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HUNTINGTON, N.Y. — A man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly threatening to shoot an 11-year-old child, possibly at his school, after the boy beat him at the video game Fortnite.
Michael Aliperti, 45, of Huntington, New York, was arrested about 1:40 a.m. and faces charges of second-degree aggravated harassment and acting in a manner to injure a child, according to the Suffolk County Police Department.
The arrest was the result of Aliperti threatening to shoot a child after losing to the boy in Fornite, police said.
The 11-year-old reported the threats were made through text messages and online voice messages left using an Xbox gaming system, according to WPIX.
