An ominous social media post has authorities investigating and gang interventionists expressing concern, as it shows a creepy smiling face of a man, taken from the 2013 movie "The Purge," with inset smaller images of a gun and a knife.
According to the image, this so-called "purge" is set to begin on August 31, 2014 at midnight and it states "GET YOUR SQUAD READY." ActionNewsJax reports this isn't just happening in Jacksonville, Florida, but after digging more they have found these "purge" threats in Cleveland, St. Louis and Pittsburgh as well.
Gang interventionist Ivan Brown is taking these threats, for lack of a better term, seriously and says "The Purge" isn't just a movie to these gangs passing this image around, but is a "commitment to chaos," and warns "Just be aware of what's going on around you because they're not playing. They are serious."
More in the video below including a statement by Jacksonville Sheriff John Rutherford.