- A 15-year-old high school student in Tucumcari, N.M., was arrested on August 13, 2025, for making repeated threats to bring a firearm to Tucumcari High School.
- State police, in collaboration with the Tucumcari Police Department and Quay County Sheriff’s Office, searched the student’s residence, seizing multiple firearms and ammunition.
- The Tucumcari Police Department had responded to the student’s home over 70 times between June and mid-August 2025, indicating prior concerns.
- The student was charged with making a shooting threat and was booked into the Lea County Juvenile Detention Center. Read More