Inside the Arizona town where a ruthless gang of teens ran amok: 'Gilbert Goons' had parents terrified to send their kids to school before beating death of Preston Lord

Teens' reign of violence culminated with the fatal beating of Preston Lord, 16, at a Halloween party last year The Chandler Unified school district has been sued by dozens of parents who claim their children are unsafe It's billed as one of the safest places to raise children in America. It's billed as one of America's best places to raise children, but the killing of Preston Lord, 16, has highlighted a concerning issue of teen violence in Arizona suburbs Kuehner says he still can't watch the video of his son's beating at the In-N-Out in Gilbert Several of the teenage murder suspects had previously been accused of assaults connected to the Goons, with some in the community saying that authorities' inaction on the teenage violent group could have led to Lord's death. Rick Kuehner told DailyMail.com he had been fighting school and police regarding Goon's violence officials for months after his son was brutally beaten at an In N Out parking lot following weeks of alleged harassment by the Goons. The first threat received by Kuehner's son after transferring to Perry high school Some of the threats against his son included images of weapons, according to Kuehner's suit Kuehner had transferred his son to Perry high school in hopes of a new beginning for him Rick Kuehner told DailyMail.com he had been fighting school and police regarding Goon's violence officials for months after his son was brutally assaulted The Goons' reign of terror: DailyMail.com can reveal how the gang of youngsters ran amok in the Arizona town before Preston Lord's death in October One of Kuehner's son's alleged attackers is seen above Kuehner recalled: 'The first thing I did is I went to vice principal because he oversees the 11th graders. In the above conversation between Sophie and principal Bickes' he refuses to take another look at her son's suspension following the on-campus attack Sophie says the threats against did not stop following the attack, and that she flagged a TikTok by the attacker, where another person left a comment saying, 'we gon get again' The mother said when she reported the bully's TikTok post to Chandler school's executive director Dan Serrano, he responded by citing the bully's freedom to post whatever he wants.