Teen girl stabbed, killed in school by trespasser in his 40s
A female high school student attending classes Monday was reportedly stabbed multiple times by an intruder believed to be in his 40s, while she was on campus.
The Stockton Police Department arrested an unidentified man at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School after the killing, according to the Los Angeles Times.
He had been detained by campus cops after allegedly entering through an unlocked gate and killing the unidentified girl.
It’s unknown if the suspect has any connection to the victim. The Sacramento Bee reports she was 15.
“A trespasser entered in front of our school today and stabbed one of our students multiple times,” Stockton Unified School Supt. John Ramirez Jr. said during an afternoon news conference.
“Unfortunately, she did not make it.”
The school district described the suspected killer as “a trespasser” in a tweet that said he was in custody and the victim was transported to a hospital.
There is no known motive for the attack.
Stockton is a central California city roughly 80 miles east of San Francisco and 50 miles south of Sacramento.
Amos Alonzo Stagg High School teaches about 1,700 students.