San Antonio, Texas police arrest Uvalde shooter's cousin: said he wanted to "do the same thing"

The San Antonio, Texas Police Department proceeded to the arrest of Nathan Cruz, cousin of Salvador Rolando Ramos, the shooter in the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde. He is expected to be in the Bexar County Correctional Facility as of Monday.

According to a police document accessed by two local San Antonio media outlets, police officers went to Nathan Cruz's home in response to an emergency call.

According to the San Antonio Express-News and Ksat.com, Nathan Cruz's mother was the one who made the call after her son threatened his sister with a repeat of the massacre perpetrated at the Uvalde school. According to the same sources, who quote the Police, Nathan Cruz denied these statements.

Nathan Cruz, 17, who according to his mother was on probation, was drunk at the time he made the threats. The family lives near a school, so Cruz's mother's concern was heightened. Adding to this, days earlier, Mrs. Cruz caught her son talking on the phone about acquiring an AR-15 type assault rifle on the black market. The family also reported that Nathan mentioned to another family member a comment along the lines of, "school will be starting soon."

According to Ksat.com, Cruz faces terrorist threat charges in public and in private.

Repeating the tragedy

The Uvalde massacre took place on May 22, 2022 and resulted in 22 deaths, including that of the shooter, and 18 more wounded. Salvador Rolando Ramos, an 18 year old male entered Robb Elementary School armed with an AR-15 type rifle and opened fire on those on the scene.

He remained barricaded in a classroom for about an hour before being shot by a Border Patrol intervention team that traveled to Uvalde. The police intervention by the local Police Department was then subject to harsh criticisms. Uvalde's is the deadliest mass school shooting in Texas state history.