LISD police are still investigating what is being called a “senseless killing” of more than two dozen barn animals at the LISD Ag barn on Friday morning. 

While teachers, parents and students say they are still shaken up by the incident, they are now feeling grateful thanks to the overwhelming support from community members and fellow Ag programs across the state. 

“There’s a lot of people been calling and saying ‘what can we do?’ They’re emailing me, texting me, calling me saying ‘what can we do to help?’ Every hour, I get two or three messages from people here in Lubbock, the whole state and even Northeastern Oklahoma,” said Roger Green, an Ag teacher at Monterey High School, and the LISD Ag farm manager. 

Green says he wasn’t completely surprised by the huge response, referring to the Ag community as a whole as “very tight knit.” 

In his 26 years of teaching, Green says he’s never had to experience a tragedy like this, and hopes that while his students may never forget it either, that they will always remember the support and compassion exhibited by their community. 

“One thing that I’ll tell my students when we talk about this is that someday you can be one of these people that’s helping somebody out. There’s a lot more good out there than there is bad.”
 
All the goats that were killed on Friday will now be replaced thanks to a group of fellow goat breeders who reached out to Green saying they would donate some of their goats to the LISD barn.
 
 
For Robin Long of Lubbock, the entire ordeal also hit very close to home. 
 
“My grand daughter has been active in FFA and I know how hard these kids work and I know what it means to them, and to think that someone would just come in and completely destroy something like that, you know there’s just no sense in it.” 
 
Now, Long says he wants to help LISD police and Crimeline by contributing to the reward amount for finding the person responsible for the killings (which is currently set at $600), and hopes that the community will pitch in as well. 
 
If you’d like to donate to the reward money, beginning Wednesday morning you can go to any FirstBank & Trust, and donate to the “LISD Ag Farm Reward Fund.” 
 
“Hopefully we’ll get people talking about this and get enough money that maybe it’ll encourage someone to come forward and catch whoever is responsible for this,” said Long. 
 
The investigation for the case remains ongoing, however the LISD spokesperson says they do now have one lead that they are just waiting for more information on to follow through with. 
 
For any other leads or tips in this case, you’re encouraged to call Crimeline at 741-1000. 
 
You can submit a tip through either a phone call, text message or by dropping by the Lubbock Police Department  located at 916 Texas Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79401.
 
You can visit the City of Lubbock’s site here to learn more on how you can submit tips anonymously.