ENUMCLAW, Wash. — The Enumclaw Police Department needs help identifying three people who broke into Enumclaw High School over the weekend.
It happened Saturday evening, just before 10 p.m.
The department says the teens were masked and had at least one gun on them, but they didn’t take anything or vandalize the school.
Police quickly showed up, but the teens had already run off.
On Monday afternoon, the Enumclaw police chief told KIRO 7 they believe the visit may have been a dry run for a shooting.
“In my 28 years, I’ve seen a lot of break-ins at schools, right? And every single one of them involves theft or damage. That didn’t happen here at all,” said Enumclaw Police Chief Tim Floyd. “And now looking at the video from start to finish with all the different angles, it became very clear, at least in my mind and some of our other commanding staff what we were witnessing.”
The FBI is now involved as police and federal agents continue to investigate. Chief Floyd said it’s believed that one of the suspects who had their phone out was allegedly recording the whole thing, which is why investigators believe this was a rehearsal of some sort.
“One was filming the entire event. And then one was moving around with a handgun in his hands. And they would stop and talk about… they would stop and talk to each other for a moment. It gave us an indication that this was a practice run,” Chief Floyd said.
Enumclaw High School will have increased police presence for the rest of the school year, or until the individuals can be identified and apprehended.
“Although this was a scary incident, the City of Enumclaw and Enumclaw School District are doing everything in our power now to head this off before it could potentially get worse,” Chief Floyd said.
If you have any information related to the identity or whereabouts of these individuals, please contact the Enumclaw Police Department Tip Line: www.enumtips.com or leave a message at (360) 615-5707.
©2025 Cox Media Group
