Overview
- Law enforcement responded after a report of a person with a knife near the Americas High School baseball field and three students were stabbed in a morning incident on Friday, two of whom were hurt while trying to help a third.
- District police detained a 14-year-old near the campus without incident and authorities say he faces at least three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon but have not confirmed whether he is enrolled at the school.
- All three victims were taken to local hospitals and are in stable condition, two have been released, and one student was reportedly airlifted to a hospital as a precaution, according to school and sheriff’s office statements.
- The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office is leading the probe with assistance from the Texas Rangers and the Socorro ISD Police Department as investigators continue to seek motive and other details.
- Socorro Independent School District lifted the lockdown after the arrests, notified parents, kept students under staff supervision, and the school principal said classes will resume on the regular schedule starting Monday with grade-level meetings for support.