How a Patriots Star May Have Prevented a School Shooting by Complex News

Julian Edelman may have prevented a school shooting. According to the New York Times, the Patriots wide receiver was sent a direct message via Instagram late last month alerting him of a threatening comment left on his account. Edelman, who was in Texas at the time, immediately alerted his assistant Shannen Moen in Boston, asking her to look through the hundreds of comments left on his most recent post. And sure enough, Moen found the threatening statement: “I’m going to shoot my school up watch the news.” Subscribe to Complex News for More: http://goo.gl/PJeLOl Watch 'Complex Live' on Go90 here: https://www.go90.com/shows/11cHKK3D2iU Check out more of Complex here: http://www.complex.com https://twitter.com/Complex https://www.facebook.com/complex https://www.instagram.com/complex/ https://plus.google.com/+complex/ COMPLEX is a community of creators and curators, armed with the Internet, committed to surfacing and sharing the voices and conversations that define our new America. Our videos exemplify convergence culture, exploring topics that include music, sneakers, style, sports and pop culture through original shows and Complex News segments. Featuring your favorite celebrities, authoritative commentary, and a unique voice, our videos make culture pop.

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