Boys, Ages 7 And 9, Seen In Armed Standoff Receiving Assistance From Deputies

A New Mexico sheriff's agency is defending its determination not to apprehension 2 young boys, ages 7 and 9, seen successful drone footage successful an equipped standoff pinch deputies. 

Video released Thursday by nan Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) shows nan 2 boys dressed successful Minecraft and Star Wars-themed pajamas opinionated down a covered air-conditioning portion and carrying a loaded handgun. 

In nan astir six minutes of footage shared, nan children are seen looking astir arsenic if they are trying to debar discovery and capture. Eventually, nan boys are surrounded and detained by deputies.  

"This lawsuit illustrates nan analyzable intersection of juvenile crime, intelligence health, and nationalist safety," Sheriff John Allen said successful a statement. "We are taking important steps to adjacent work gaps and grow our expertise to activity pinch juveniles progressive successful firearms aliases convulsive crimes."

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The boys, ages 7 and 9, return turns holding nan gun. (Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office)

The incident took spot connected Feb. 16 but was highlighted connected Thursday while BCSO showcased nan activity of its behavioral wellness portion and "a caller inaugural designed to reside captious work gaps successful nan community," according to a property release. 

Allen said his section had been called to nan home of nan incident dozens of times anterior to nan standoff owed to problems pinch nan boys and their families, nan Albuquerque Journal reported, adding that it is not known really nan boys sewage nan gun.  

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The boys wearing Minecraft and Star Wars-themed pajamas hid from deputies. (Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office)

The newspaper said nary charges person been revenge against nan boys and that they person not been removed from their home, though nan weapon seen successful nan video was seized. 

"Children are our future, and we cognize 1 broadside is going to say, 'Lock them successful jail.' They're 7 and 9 years old. I told you before, galore times successful galore interviews, that I understand nan frontal lobe," Allen said, according to nan Albuquerque Journal. 

Deputies yet stormed nan boys and took possession of nan loaded firearm, video showed. (Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office)

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Members of nan department's behavioral wellness unit are successful interaction pinch nan boys' families "providing each recourse imaginable to assistance nan children involved," a BCSO sergeant told Fox News Digital.

BCSO said its drone "allowed deputies to unafraid nan area swiftly and safely, yet preventing a imaginable deadly unit brushwood pinch nan juveniles."