15-Year-Old Girl Is Fatally Stabbed at California School, Officials Say

A middle-aged man fatally stabbed a 15-year-old lady simply outdoors her college in Stockton, Calif., on Monday morning, the authorities mentioned.

The scholar, whose title was not instantly launched, was standing close to the doorway of Stagg Excessive College simply after 11 a.m. when a man drove onto college grounds in a automobile, parked and stabbed her a number of instances, in response to the police.

The scholar was taken to hospital, the place she died, John Ramirez Jr., the superintendent of the Stockton Unified College District, mentioned at a information convention outdoors the college on Monday afternoon. “Sadly she didn’t make it,” he mentioned, providing his prayers to the coed’s household. He added: “Can’t even think about that one.”

The suspect, whose title was not instantly launched, was taken into custody and detained, Mr. Ramirez mentioned. The superintendent credited a police officer from the college district who had been current with serving to to forestall the assault “from persevering with.”

The varsity, which is in Stockton, a metropolis of about 300,000 folks, 40 miles south of Sacramento, was positioned on lockdown to make sure the security of its workers and college students, college officers mentioned.

The Stockton Police Division, which is investigating the killing, had not established a motive for the assault. It was not clear whether or not the person had a previous relationship with the coed, or had focused her, Officer Joe Silva, a spokesman for Stockton Police Division, mentioned by cellphone.

“It seems he’s from Stockton,” Officer Silva added of the person.