A North Carolina high schooler was stabbed to death in a fight with another student on Tuesday morning, according to local police.
A school resource officer at North Forsyth High School in Winston-Salem reported the altercation around 11:05 a.m., Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough Jr. said at a press conference in the afternoon. The school was placed on lockdown before deputies arrived to find one of the students dead.
Another person was wounded but it was unclear if they were the suspect.
Sheriff’s office spokesperson Krista Karcher said later that the wounded student was treated at a hospital and released. No information about their injuries was disclosed.
The sheriff’s office did not release any additional details, and it’s unclear what led up to the fight. Officials said no charges had been discussed as the investigation is ongoing.
“The stabbing that took place at North Forsyth High School is shocking and horrible,” Gov. Josh Stein wrote on social media. “I am praying for all students in the community and their loved ones. North Carolinians need to be safe wherever they are — especially in school. I have spoken with Sheriff Kimbrough to offer my support. We must never stop working toward a safer North Carolina.”
School officials said classes were would be canceled on Wednesday.
“Today is the worst nightmare of any educator,” Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Superintendent Dr. Don Phipps wrote in a letter to the school community. “We hurt when our students hurt, and this is the ultimate hurt that we can possibly feel.”
Phipps added that crisis teams will meet with faculty and staff and be made available to students when they return to the school.
