Teenage cousin of Uvalde shooter arrested, accused of threatening to "do the same thing" as his cousin

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Um ...

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/08/us/uvalde-shooter-cousin-arrested-threats-nathan-cruz/index.html

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The teenage cousin of the gunman responsible for the 2022 Uvalde, Texas, school shooting was arrested Monday on suspicion of threatening to “do the same thing” to a school, according to court documents obtained by CNN.

Nathan James Cruz, 17, was arrested on a felony charge of making a terroristic threat to a public place and a misdemeanor charge of making a terroristic threat against a family member, according to Bexar County Central Magistrate records.

A year since 19 children and 2 teachers were massacred at a Texas elementary school, these questions remain unanswered

Cruz is the cousin of Salvador Ramos, the 18-year-old who fatally shot 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in May 2022, San Antonio police Sgt. Washington Moscoso told the New York Times on Monday.

CNN has sought comment from San Antonio police.

Ramos stormed into Robb Elementary last year armed with an assault rifle and tactical vest and opened fire on two adjoining classrooms – perpetrating one of the deadliest school shootings in modern US history. Law enforcement’s response has been heavily scrutinized, as officers waited outside the classrooms for more than an hour before entering and fatally shooting Ramos.

Cruz’s mother contacted police on Monday after her daughter reported that Cruz said he planned to “do the same thing” as his cousin, according to an affidavit obtained by CNN.

His mother told investigators she was “especially concerned because the suspect is currently on probation, was intoxicated at the time” and because the family lives across the street from an elementary school, the affidavit states.

Cruz’s sister told investigators that while she was giving her brother a ride, he “threatened to shoot her in the head and stated he would ‘shoot the school,’” according to the affidavit.

The mother allegedly overheard a phone conversation in which Cruz was attempting to illegally acquire an AR-15-style assault rifle – the same style used by Ramos to carry out the Uvalde shooting, according to the affidavit.

Following his arrest, Cruz “denied making any threats” when interviewed by a detective, the document states.

CNN has been unable to confirm whether Cruz has an attorney. His charges carry a combined $160,000 bond, according to the magistrate records.

 

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Don't worry... our TX Lege is totally on it.

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If we just gave him a gun, he wouldn't have to try to make phone calls to get one.

Sure, it increases the chances of him becoming a school shooter, but if we also gave everyone at the school a gun, it would give someone a chance to be a hero and that's good for the kids' self-esteem. 

Won't someone think of the children?

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Clearly he was thinking about them when he was picking a target 

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1) how insanely difficult for a mother to come to the conclusion calling the cops on her kid is necessary. Especially a non white mother in Texas. 

2) how fucked up is this family? They need to be studied by science to see if we can isolate the insanity gene in these people. 

3) imagine working at or having kids that go to the elementary school across the street from where these people live