Students Involved in 'Suicide Pact' Also Discussed Shooting Up Schools

Tewksbury Police received information Thursday morning from a New Hampshire Police Department about a potential school threat that put Tewksbury High School in lockdown earlier in the day, after students in two communities were involved in an online suicide pact that included discussion of a possible school shooting.

At 9:15 a.m. Thursday morning, Tewksbury Police Chief Timothy Sheehan said his department received information from the Manchester N.H. Police Department that a female Tewksbury High School student posted a comment on Facebook indicating that she wanted to “get two guns” and “make a suicide pact.” The information was provided to Manchester N.H. PD by a concerned citizen who saw the message on Facebook.

Police say a female Winthrop student responded to the “suicide pact” comment on Facebook stating, “can we shoot up schools first tho.” The Tewksbury female responded by stating, “YO lets do it.” No specific school was mentioned.

Both students are juveniles, Sheehan says.

“Tewksbury Police Department officers responded swiftly and appropriately in collaboration with the School Resource Officers and the School Department staff to locate the Tewksbury Memorial High School student,” Sheehan said in a statement. “She was removed from the school, secured and is getting the appropriate care at this time. Tewksbury Police notified Winthrop Police who also acted quickly and located the Winthrop High School student prior to her arrival at school.”

Chief Sheehan says his department is consulting with the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office regarding criminal charges.

The Tewksbury Police Department wants to ensure the public the safety of the town’s students and citizens is their number one priority and matters such as these are taken very seriously.

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