EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The four suspects who were arrested in connection to the Young Park shooting in Las Cruces had a previous criminal history and at least one of the suspects tried to sell handguns through social media prior to the shooting, Las Cruces Police Chief Jeremy Story said in a pres s conference on Tuesday, March 25. Story gave new details on the Young Park shooting on Tuesday afternoon. Miguel Paredes/ KTSM 9 News Story said that Tomas Rivas, 20, the adult suspect who was arrested and charged in connection to the shooting, has been previously involved in shoplifting and possession of a controlled substance. Three publicly unnnamned junvenile suspects -- two 17-year-old boys and one 15-year-old boy -- have also been charged in the case. Rivas has also been the suspect in batteries, domestic batteries, and aggravated assaults, Story said. He was also previously charged with smuggling by the Texas Department of Public Safety, Story said. Rivas had a court hearing in El Paso regarding the alleged smuggling incident on the day of the shooting. The juveniles that are being charged in connection to the shooting have been suspects or previously charged in aggravated burglaries, vandalism, sexual assault, possession of controlled substances, public fights, robbery, and several aggravated assaults, Story said. Story says the evidence from this shooting confirms that at least one of the juveniles was attempting to sell guns through social media just prior to the incident. All five firearms that were used in the shooting were recovered and at least three of the weapons are reported stolen, Story said. Nathan Rivas, who has been identified through court documents obtained by KTSM, and older brother Tomas Rivas arrived at an apartment at the 1800 block of Rentfrow Avenue an hour after the shooting that Friday where they allegedly both tried to get rid of evidence including firearms. Nathan Rivas has not been publicly named as one of the three juvenile suspects arrested by police, and police has not released the juveniles' names. Story says all four suspects were located and charged within 38 hours of the shooting. Just after 10 p.m. last Friday, March 21, the Las Cruces Police Department began receiving calls for gunshot victims at Young Park. Story said there was an unauthorized car meetup at the park and the suspects were together prior to the shooting. While a large crowd was watching the exhibition driving, a dispute developed towards the southwest portion of the parking lot, Story said. Story said the dispute was between two groups of people who've had "personal issues" in the past. The argument then escalated and multiple people began firing handguns. Story confirmed that all four suspects were a part of the same group. Some of the intended targets were struck, along with several uninvolved bystanders, Story said. Story says this type of behavior can be seen as gang-related activity. However, Story says they currently do not have a direct connection to a gang. During the press conference, body camera footage was also shown regarding the scene that night. Body camera footage showed several officers providing first aid to the victims. Story says that other people could potentially be charged and they are still investigating the incident. Witnesses who were present at the shooting are asked to contact detectives at (575) 526-0795. Story says the type of atmosphere that exists at most car meets is dangerous, which includes the display of guns. "This has been a problem for police departments across the country and they're very difficult to deal with because of the number of people and some of the behaviors that happen when you have that many people together doing the things they're doing," Story said. Story says around 15 police officers responded to a car meet in May 2023, due to the type of atmosphere car meets can bring. ...read more read less