5th grade teacher arrested after admitting to active 'kill list' of students and staff

PHOTO: St. Stanislaus School in Chicago, Ill., is seen in a 2019 image from Google Maps street view. (Google Maps Street View).
A 5th grade teacher in East Chicago has been arrested after admitting to active 'kill list' of students and staff.
Angelica Carrasquillo-Torres, a 25-year-old educator from Griffith, Indiana, was arrested after a 5th grade student at the school reported to other teachers that the teacher in question had stated she had a 'kill list'.
The teacher was immediately taken into the principals office where she confessed to the kill list and was subsequently ordered off the school grounds with an order to not come back.
Approximately 4 hours later, the school notified authorities who then went to Angelica Carrasquillo-Torres residence where she was taken into custody in regards to the 'kill list'.
The East Chicago Police Department said it was not notified by the school until approximately four hours after the incident and the teacher was freely allowed to leave the premises. However, once officers were notified, they immediately notified the Criminal Investigation Division,
which obtained an emergency detention order for the educator from the Lake County Prosecutor's Office.
The 25-year old educator, Carrasquillo-Torres was taken into custody by the East Chicago Police Department on Thursday at approximately 11:15 a.m. without incident.
It is unclear if Carrasquillo-Torres has obtained legal representation but the investigation is still ongoing and authorities said no further details about the case or statements regarding the incident would be made at this time.

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