Police searching for teens who threatened to shoot Houston-area preschool
BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – Law enforcement continues to be on the lookout for two teens from Wyoming who reportedly made threats of a shooting at a preschool in League City near Houston.
Officials have identified the suspects as 16-year-old Otis Edlund and 16-year-old Quintin Wyrick and said they are runaway teens who stole a vehicle and guns from a Wyoming home last week.
16-year-old Otis Edlund and 16-year-old Quintin Wyrick (Source: Amarillo Police Department)
They are driving a 1969 white Chevrolet Chevelle with Wyoming registration.
Police in Lander, Wyoming said the threat was made to an unspecified school in League City.
Suspect vehicle in preschool threat (Source: Amarillo Police Department)
At noon on Sunday, League City Police released the following statement:
The League City Police Department is continuing to follow all leads available and remains in contact with local, state, out of state and federal agencies. As of this update, the two juveniles have not been located.LCPD has been in contact and communicating with the people in our area, they have no direct connection to the two, and they have been fully cooperative. Again, patrol officers will have an increased presence this week patrolling the various schools in the city. LCPD will follow up with more information once more is available.”
It’s not clear why League City was singled out as the threat.
The police department in League City also said:
“LCPD has also been working closely with the Galveston County Sheriff’s Office whose deputies are School Liaison Officers for the Clear Creek Independent School District. LCPD will continue to work with other agencies in tracking down these juveniles throughout the weekend to ensure the safety of students in schools in League City as the new week approaches If the juvenile males have not been located before students return to school on Monday, be assured LCPD will have an increased presence patrolling the various schools in the city. All League City schools are encouraged to follow their standard security protocols.”
