Overview
- The stabbing at Jasper Place High School, which occurred Friday during lunch, left a 16-year-old hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, and he has since been released.
- Police say the suspect, also 16, confronted the student over an earlier argument as the victim tried to walk away.
- A school resource officer arrived within moments to help staff deliver lifesaving care before EMS took the boy to hospital.
- The school and nearby campuses went into lockdown while officers searched the area and arrested a suspect nearby.
- The 16-year-old now faces four counts, including aggravated assault, with his identity protected under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.