(Headline USA) A stabbing at a central North Carolina high school Tuesday left one student dead and another injured, authorities said.
Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough said officers at North Forsyth High School in Winston-Salem sought assistance shortly after 11 a.m.
“We responded to an altercation between two students,” Kimbrough said at a news conference, adding that “there was a loss of life.”
A stabbing at North Forsyth High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina between two students left one dead and the other hospitalized. Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough & Police Chief William Penn once again blather on about how violence needs to stop. This is pathetic. pic.twitter.com/zGb8abs2y9
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In an email to families and staff, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools superintendent Don Phipps said one student died and another was injured.
Kimbrough said he wouldn’t take questions at the news conference, citing the ongoing investigation. Sheriff’s office spokesperson Krista Karcher said later that a stabbing had occurred and that the injured person was treated at a hospital and released.
No information about potential charges was discussed at the news conference. Kimbrough said in a video posted later on social media that there was no threat to the community.
“There are no suspects that we’re looking for,” he said. “We have that part of the investigation under control.”
Phipps, who started in his post just last week, said at the news conference that it was the “worst nightmare of any educator. We hurt when our students hurt, and this is the ultimate hurt that we can possibly feel.”
North Forsyth High School will be closed Wednesday, he said, and a crisis team will be in place for staff and when students return.
Adapted from reporting by the Associated Press
