6 Utah high school students stabbed, including teen suspect
Nov 15 (Reuters) - Five students were stabbed inside a Utah high school boys' locker room on Tuesday before the 16-year-old male suspect turned the weapon on himself, school officials said.
The incident at Mountain View High School in Orem, Utah, occurred just before 8 a.m. MT (1500 GMT) as the students were getting ready for a physical education class. It prompted a brief lockdown of the school, the Alpine School District said in a statement.
The stabbing suspect was subdued by a stun gun and apprehended by a school resource officer. He and the victims were transported to local hospitals, the district said.
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The victims suffered wounds to their necks and upper torsos, Orem police chief Gary Giles told a news conference. The weapon was a knife with a 3-inch blade and the condition of the victims ranged from fair to critical, he added.
Giles said police had yet to determine a motive and said they would not release the names of the students involved because they are juveniles.
Nov 15 (Reuters) - Five students were stabbed inside a Utah high school boys' locker room on Tuesday before the 16-year-old male suspect turned the weapon on himself, school officials said.
The incident at Mountain View High School in Orem, Utah, occurred just before 8 a.m. MT (1500 GMT) as the students were getting ready for a physical education class. It prompted a brief lockdown of the school, the Alpine School District said in a statement.
The stabbing suspect was subdued by a stun gun and apprehended by a school resource officer. He and the victims were transported to local hospitals, the district said.
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The victims suffered wounds to their necks and upper torsos, Orem police chief Gary Giles told a news conference. The weapon was a knife with a 3-inch blade and the condition of the victims ranged from fair to critical, he added.
Giles said police had yet to determine a motive and said they would not release the names of the students involved because they are juveniles.
