Nathan Cruz, cousin of Uvalde school shooter, arrested for threatening school

A cousin to Uvalde school shooter Salvador Ramos was arrested after he was accused of threatening to shoot up a school and shoot his sister in the head, according to authorities.

Nathan Cruz, 17, allegedly told his sister he planned “to do the same thing” as his sicko cousin, who shot and killed 19 students and two staffers inside Robb Elementary School last year, according to an arrest warrant obtained by the San Antonio Express-News.

San Antonio officers responded to a mental health call after the teen suspect’s mother grew worried Monday morning.

“The suspect’s mother was especially concerned because the suspect is currently on probation, was intoxicated at the time, and for the fact that they live near an elementary school,” the affidavit reportedly stated.

Cruz also allegedly mentioned how “school is starting soon,” according to KSAT, which also obtained the warrant.

Cruz reportedly denied making any threats when speaking with detectives.

Cruz’s mother said she overheard her son attempting to buy an AR-15 illegally over the phone, according to the warrant.

The family lives across the street from the Gardendale Early Learning Program, the newspaper reported.

In addition to the school shooting threat, he also threatened to shoot his sister in the head, the mother alleged.

The young man’s sister believed his threat was credible “due to the recent history of their family and the suspect’s knowledge of his cousin’s actions,” according to the San Antonio Express-News.

Cruz was booked on a felony charge of making a terroristic threat to the public and a misdemeanor charge of making a terroristic threat to a family member, according to online records from the Bexar County jail.

Bail has yet to be set, according to jail records.

Cruz’s arrest comes more than a year after Ramos carried out one of the worst school shootings in US history in May 2022.

The demented killer was shot and killed by an off-duty Customs and Border Protection agent.