15-Year-Old Girl Stabbed To Death At California High School In 'Random Act,' Police Say

Police tape blocks off a criminal offense scene, on Feb. 28, 2022 in Sacramento, California.

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STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — A 15-year-old woman was stabbed to dying Monday on a highschool campus in an apparently random assault, authorities stated.

The woman was stabbed a number of instances at about 11 a.m. at Stagg Excessive Faculty in Stockton in California’s Central Valley and died at a hospital, Stockton Unified Faculty District Superintendent John Ramirez Jr. stated at a information convention.

Her title wasn’t instantly launched.

The attacker, a person in his 40s, was shortly detained. His title was not launched.

The person drove to the college and went via a campus gate, police stated.

He attacked earlier than safety and employees might cease him, Ramirez stated.

“We undoubtedly shall be re-evaluating” campus safety, he stated.

The college was positioned on lockdown after the stabbing.

Police initially stated the teenager appeared to have been focused. However Officer Joe Silva advised the Sacramento Bee on Monday night that detectives now imagine it was a random act.

A motive for the killing stays below investigation, police stated.