Overview
- Three 14-year-old students were stabbed near the baseball field at Americas High School and taken to local hospitals after an early-morning incident on Friday, with the school placed on lockdown and later dismissed for the day.
- District police arrested a 14-year-old suspect near the campus without incident and officials say the youth faces at least three aggravated-assault-with-a-deadly-weapon charges.
- Authorities report all victims are in stable condition and that some have been released from hospital care after emergency responders, including an El Paso Fire Department FireSTAR helicopter, transported them.
- Socorro Independent School District notified families, supervised students on campus during the response, and worked with county investigators while parents gathered to pick up children after the lockdown was lifted.
- Officials say the attack appears isolated and that two of the victims were hurt trying to intervene for a third student, and the ongoing probe could prompt reviews of campus safety and security procedures.