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Two Las Cruces students arrested after being suspected of making online shooting threats
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A 13-year-old boy and 15-year-old girl are suspected of threatening to carry out school shootings in Las Cruces.
The students were arrested on Friday and Monday, the Las Cruces Police Department announced in a news release Monday evening.
Police said the boy made the threats to carry out the shooting at Camino Real Middle School while the girl directed the threats toward Centennial High School.
The students are charged with unlawful threats toward a school. Police said they will not identify the students since they are juveniles.
The Las Cruces Police Department and Las Cruces Public Schools officials learned about the threats from social media.
“Although students and staff were not under an immediate threat, the incident falls into a pattern of threats spread on social media that caused school security to be tightening last week,” police said. “LCPD will continue to collaborate with public school officials to monitor schools and ensure the safety and security of students, faculty and staff.”
The case remains under investigation, the news release states.
“Anyone who sees or receives a threatening post is asked to refrain from forwarding it to others, or reposting it, as doing so may cause unnecessary fear and widespread panic,” police said. “Police encourage anyone who sees or receives information that is believed to be threatening to screen save the content and immediately alert law enforcement by calling 911.”
