3 injured, 4 arrested in stabbing, battery incidents on Santa Cruz County high school campus
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3 injured, 4 arrested in stabbing, battery incidents on Santa Cruz County high school campus
"WATSONVILLE Four Watsonville High School students were arrested for two separate incidents that occurred on campus Thursday morning one a pair of stabbings that injured a student and faculty member, and the other a felony battery incident that left another student injured. The campus was placed on lockdown, and classes were canceled for the remainder of the day."
"In a press conference, interim Watsonville Police Chief David Rodriguez said officers responded to calls of a stabbing on campus shortly before 10:04 a.m. Less than two minutes later, a sergeant arrived on scene to find school staff holding down the suspect, a 16-year-old male student, who had stabbed a 14-year-old student. During the commotion, a faculty member who intervened was also stabbed."
Four Watsonville High School students were arrested in connection with two separate on-campus incidents that injured three people. Officers responded to calls of a stabbing shortly before 10:04 a.m.; a sergeant arrived within minutes to find school staff holding down a 16-year-old student who had stabbed a 14-year-old student. A faculty member who intervened was also stabbed. Officers, firefighters and school staff rendered aid while ambulances arrived and the campus was placed on lockdown; classes were canceled for the remainder of the day. Lincoln Street was closed during the investigation and a nearby Linscott Charter School lockdown was lifted shortly before 10:30 a.m. A longer lockdown was required to continue the investigation.
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