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Breaking News: Mass Stabbing at Public High School In PA

Breaking News: Mass Stabbing at Public High School In PA - TheArmsGuide.com

April 9, 2014 by Kevin 6 Comments

Several news sources have reported a mass stabbing at a public high school just east of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Allegedly, the attacker was a 16-yr-old sophomore at the school, Franklin Regional Senior High, armed with two kitchen knives. According to one report, the young male was running through the crowded school halls before class, slashing and stabbing at anyone in his way.

In the mass stabbing, at least 20 students and a security officer were injured. While some of the wounds—mostly to the chest and abdomen area of the victims—were considered critical, thus far all injured are still alive. Several were flown into area hospitals to be rushed to immediate surgery, while other victims are being processed with a more traditional approach (including CT scans and x-rays to determine injury extent and surgical need). All the injured students are between the ages of fifteen and seventeen, with some injury to the school’s security officer.

According to news reports, Franklin High’s assistant principal can be credited with ending the attack. He tackled the armed sixteen-year-old to the ground, disabling him until the police were able to take him into custody and remove him from the scene (the student was also treated for injuries to his hands). At the time of this article, the student’s name has yet to be released, but it has been released that he has been charged and will be tried for the mass stabbing as an adult.

The school has been closed off as a crime scene, and will remain so for the next few days. All students not sent off for medical attention were transported to other schools to be picked up by their families. Students were being reunited with their anxious parents as early as 10:30 this morning.

What does this say about the need for security in schools, armed or otherwise?

Vid still from ABC News report courtesy of ABCNews.com

H/T to Chelsea J. Carter, Ashley Fantz, & Pamela Brown of CNN via cnn.com and to Alyssa Newcomb, Ben Gittleson & Kami Dimitrova of ABC News via Good Morning America

Filed Under: Gun News Tagged With: breaking news, Franklin High, Franklin High stabbing, injured, mass stabbing, news report, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, protection, report, school, school attack, self-defense, stabbing, student, student attack, teen, teens attack, teens injured

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Kevin Kevin is an avid hunter and military history enthusiast. He participates in WWII reenactments every year and boasts a large antique firearms collection. The Winchester 1873 and Colt M1911 are two of his favorites. Kevin enjoys researching the best products on the market to keep The Arms Guide reader up to date and informed.

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Comments

  1. Avatar for Kevinpeter3101 says

    April 9, 2014 at 7:52 pm

    Its hard to protect against ideots with nothing to loose. That’s why any gun resignations only create more victims imo

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  2. Avatar for KevinJoeFabeetz says

    April 9, 2014 at 8:18 pm

    He was able to get close enough to 20 or so people to stab them.  I’m still trying to get my head around how he did that.  Knife attacks are nasty business.  Anyone hear if the guard was armed with anything at all?

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  3. Avatar for KevinJunkfoodZombie says

    April 9, 2014 at 8:23 pm

    So, think Obama’s gonna try to ban or regulate kitchen knives? :/

    Reply
  4. Avatar for KevinEricKmiecik says

    April 9, 2014 at 10:45 pm

    Assalt knifes ban or registration? What a sick person that made it. Glad to know that the victins are alive.

    Reply
  5. Avatar for KevinAlessioBaldi says

    April 9, 2014 at 11:04 pm

    What’s the benefit of having a security guard if he’s not able to confront a 16yo armed with a knife?

    Reply
  6. Avatar for Kevinpeter3101 says

    April 10, 2014 at 10:13 am

    First thoughts and prayers go to the victims and their families. But there are many, myself included, that feel a lot of these instances that involved a firearm were used by politicians to push a political agenda rather than genuinely look for a way to make it safer especially for kids. We all seen the grotesque images of children being used in political propaganda, and we all knew its was about a hidden agenda rather than safety and security. Hopefully we will now see genuine efforts to look at all aspects of these atrocities and seek genuine solutions rather than the usual political sound bites.
    But I fear not.

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