RIO RANCHO POLICE SAY RUMORS OF A SHOOTING THREAT AT LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL SPIRALED OUT OF CONTROL. POLICE SPOKESPERSON JANET GARCIA SAYS AN INSTAGRAM MESSAGE WAS SENT TO STUDENTS ON WEDNESDAY FROM A PRIOR STUDENT, INDICATING THERE WOULD BE A "SURPRISE" AT SCHOOL THURSDAY. BY THE END OF CLASSES WEDNESDAY, IT WAS RUMORED THAT THERE WOULD BE A SHOOTING AT THE SCHOOL.
GARCIA SAYS THE STUDENT WHO SENT THE MESSAGE WAS QUICKLY IDENTIFIED BY RESOURCE OFFICES AT LINCOLN … AND WAS SENDING THE MESSAGE BECAUSE THE STUDENT HAD MOVED AWAY BUT WAS EXCITED ABOUT RETURNING TO BE WITH OLD FRIENDS.
