Threat Against Wash High Football Team Moves Practice

Washington High School football players were back on their home field for practice Thursday, after practicing at an undisclosed location earlier this week for safety reasons. Police say a teenager — wanted in connection with a July shooting in the City of Washington — is still on the run and is now allegedly making threats against members of the football team. Authorities are not naming the teen because he is being charged as a juvenile, but they are urging him to turn himself in “for his safety and everyone else’s.” Washington School District Superintendent George Lammay says that he, school police, city police and the coaching staff agreed the threat had to be taken seriously. “We just felt we had to err on the side of caution to keep our kids safe,” Lammay said. Extra school police and city officers were on hand when the team returned to the field Thursday. Another teen, 16 year old Tristan Lassic was taken into custody last week and faces charges that include attempted homicide for that July 29th shooting of Rashard Carter along Shannon Avenue.