Child in custody for ‘terroristic threat’ that shut down Clint ISD schools, weapon determined fake
Update: Sheriff's officials say that three of the four initially-detained juveniles were released soon after. The fourth was "taken into custody for Terroristic Threat."
A spokesperson for the Sheriff's Office says that the weapon was not real.
Update: The El Paso County Sheriff's Office says that four people are in custody.
Update: A Clint ISD spokesperson provided the following statement updating the situation.
"Local law enforcement are clearing MVHS first and will then proceed with lifting the Lockdown and Shelter in Place with the remaining schools in the area. Montana Vista Elementary and East Montana Middle School remain in Shelter in Place. Due to the threat not being in the Red Sands Elementary area, they will release at their regular early release schedule. To ensure the safety of all students, we ask parents to allow the situation to clear so that dismissal can be safe and timely as possible. Students from Mountain View High School are being identified as they load the buses to be transported to the reunification site. Our district technology team is identifying students as they unload the busses at the reunification site. Students are being released to parents after being identified by our technology team. We will update you as information becomes available."
Update: Clint ISD officials say they have been notified that a suspect is in custody. Police are still investigating, according to district officials. Students and staff are safe.
High school students will be released from campus shortly. Students can be picked up at a reunification site at the empty lot across from the middle school.
"All other schools in the area will follow the early release schedule as planned," district officials say.
Update: No students have been reported injured. Officials say that an ambulance responded to one of the schools because a student told staff they felt dizzy as though they might faint.
As of 10:28 a.m. the schools are still on lockdown. They are working to clear the scene.
CLINT, Texas (KVIA) -- Mountain View High School, East Montana Middle School, and Montana Vista Elementary School are on lockdown after reports of "a possible threat this morning in the Montana Vista Area," according to Clint ISD officials.
Clint ISD officials say the district was informed of the possible threat connected to "a photo that looks like a person who is holding what appears to be a weapon" and that local law enforcement officials are currently responding.
District officials say the three schools are on lockdown as a safety precaution. Red Sands Elementary School is also under a shelter in place protocol.
ABC-7 is in communication with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, which has confirmed the existence of an incident in the area, but has not provided more information.
