A 16-year-old New Jersey pupil faces tried homicide and aggravated assault fees for allegedly stabbing one other pupil within the lavatory the place the 2 attend highschool, authorities say.
Authorities had been known as to Fort Lee Excessive Faculty shortly earlier than 11 a.m. a day in the past by an officer assigned to the college. Officers stated responding officers discovered the sufferer stabbed within the neck, again, arm and chest. He was taken to a hospital with critical accidents however is anticipated to outlive.
The suspected assailant was apprehended on the Lemoine Avenue scene. It wasn’t clear what the 2 had been arguing about, however authorities imagine he and the sufferer had an altercation within the lavatory earlier than the assault.
The teenager was later charged as a minor with first-degree tried homicide, second-degree aggravated assault and a number of counts of weapon possession. Lawyer data for the suspect, who has not been recognized because of his age, was not instantly out there.
In a observe to oldsters, the board of schooling stated the college went into lockdown. That remained in place, together with extra safety measures, by way of dismissal.
NBC New York crews noticed a variety of police automobiles blocking entrances to the college. The Fort Lee Police Division and Bergen County Prosecutor’s Workplace are main the investigation.
