Shocking moment student pulls knife and stabs and injures classmate at school in Columbus, Ohio
Shocking moment when a student pulls out a knife and stabs a classmate as he walks by in the hallway of the school in Columbus, Ohio
- A video posted online shows a student in a black hoodie pulling out a knife and stabbing a classmate who passes by on Friday
- According to Columbus police, the victim suffered multiple stab wounds and the assailant was taken to the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center
- He is charged with an assault charge
Shocking video showed the moment a student drew a knife and stabbed one of his classmates as he walked by.
The footage showed a student in a white sweatshirt walking past another student in a black hoodie. The student in the black hoodie was waiting against the wall in a common room at Mifflin High School in Columbus, Ohio, around firing time on Friday.
As the student in the white hoodie approached the student, the teen in the black hoodie could be seen pulling a knife from his waist and stabbing the student in the white hoodie.
The victim immediately flinched and tried to run, but his attacker chased after him in an attempt to stab him again.
By the time police arrived at the scene, they said the victim had multiple stab wounds and was being treated at the scene by first responders and the school nurse.
The stinger – who has not been named – was charged with a misdemeanor charge, the Columbus shipping reported, and was committed to Franklin County Juvenile Detention.
Shocking video showed the moment a student in a black hoodie stabbed one of his classmates Friday at a high school in Columbus, Ohio
The victim, in a white hoodie, passed his attacker in a common area of Mifflin High School as the school released a day off
It remains unclear how the student smuggled the knife into the school, as the Columbus City School District had already invested more than $3 million to roll out 20 advanced Evolv Express weapon detection systems at its 17 high schools.
The systems use advanced sensor technology that uses extremely low-frequency waves to induce magnetization in passing metal objects.
The manufacturer said the system can distinguish between weapon threats such as guns, knives and metal explosives from laptops, cell phones and keys.
Now the district — which has no school resource officers in every facility — has announced it will begin conducting additional random screenings of students’ bags before school, combining that measurement with the use of hand-held metal-detection scanners and the Evolv Express. machines.
“The district remains committed to providing a safe learning environment for all buildings,” officials said in a statement. “We will continue to explore all available measures to ensure the highest level of safety.”
The assailant, whose name has not been released, could be seen pulling out a knife as his classmate approached. He is now charged with a felony misdemeanor
The gunman gave chase to his victim in an attempt to stab him again
The stabbing comes amid an increase in violence in the school district.
In the first three months of the school year alone, the Columbus Dispatch reports, there were 5,202 fights, assaults, sex crimes, weapons brought to school or other “major incidents.”
The Columbus City school district, with more than 45,000 students, has been without school resource officers since the district let its contract with the Columbus Division of Police expire in June 2020 amid racial justice protests following the death of George Floyd.
Instead, it employs more than 170 safety and security personnel who do not carry weapons.