“School shooting May 5th” message found in school bathroom, law enforcement investigating
By Garrett Christensen on Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
JOSEPH – (Release from Wallowa County Sheriff’s Office) A student at Joseph Charter School found a disturbing message in the upstairs boy’s bathroom last week. Some unknown subject had written “School Shooting May 5th” in pencil inside a bathroom stall.
The Sheriff’s Office has been working with school administration, but a suspect has not been identified. It has not been determined how long ago the message had been written; It was faint and illegible except from a certain angle. There were two ballgames that weekend, and anyone attending the games could have written the message.
The Sheriff’s Office will continue to work with school administration in attempting to identify the source of the message and to increase the law enforcement presence in the school on top of normal check-ins.
Parents should encourage their students to notify staff with any information or concerns they have. Parents are also reminded that it is illegal for students to have unsupervised access to firearms, so firearms should be stored appropriately.
