Teen murdered fellow student inside classroom using folding pocketknife as revenge: Police

A 16-year-old precocious schoolhouse pupil successful Arizona has been arrested for allegedly sidesplitting a classmate, fatally stabbing the different teen with a pocketknife during a combat connected campus.

Chris D. Aguilar was taken into custody connected Tuesday and charged with 1 number of second-degree execution successful the slaying of 16-year-old Michael Montoya II, authorities announced.

According to a news release from the Phoenix Police Department, officers astatine astir 10:54 a.m. connected Tuesday responded to Maryvale High School successful the 3400 artifact of N 59th Avenue aft a schoolhouse staffer reported that an battle had taken spot "inside 1 of the classrooms." Upon arriving astatine the scene, the archetypal responding serviceman was directed to the school's medication gathering wherever helium detained the accused assailant, aboriginal identified arsenic Aguilar.

Emergency aesculapian unit and further officers connected the country located the victim, aboriginal identified arsenic Montoya, who appeared to beryllium suffering from aggregate stab wounds. The unfortunate received little attraction astatine the schoolhouse earlier being rushed to a section hospital. Montoya succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dormant soon aft arriving astatine the facility.

Following Aguilar's arrest, detectives said they "made advancement successful their archetypal probe by interviewing aggregate witnesses and reviewing video."

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The probe allegedly revealed that Montoya "was attacked portion successful people by different antheral classmate who was equipped with a folding pocketknife, believed to person been brought onto campus," the merchandise states. "After the attack, the fishy ran retired of the schoolroom and dropped the knife. He was seen by information unit bleeding from his manus and was placed into custody. Both Montoya and the fishy were taken to abstracted hospitals."

Authorities said they were capable to retrieve the weapon utilized successful the attack.

Court documents obtained by section Fox affiliate KSAZ provided further details astir what allegedly took spot instantly earlier the incident.

According to the report, 2 teachers witnessed the attack, with 1 of them telling investigators that Aguilar had switched his spot to beryllium adjacent to Montoya that morning.

"The suspect punched the unfortunate aggregate times, past produced a pocketknife from the broadside of his pants," constabulary wrote. "This witnesser observed the suspect stab the unfortunate 3 times."

Local CBS affiliate KTVK reported that 2 days earlier the fatal stabbing, Montoya had robbed Aguilar of a firearm. After the alleged robbery, Aguilar and his duplicate member were reportedly overheard making "statements to execution the victim."

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the pursuing statement successful effect to the fatal stabbing:

The decease of a pupil arsenic the effect of a stabbing astatine Maryvale High School is simply a unspeakable tragedy. Schools indispensable beryllium harmless places. The on-campus schoolhouse information serviceman responded immediately, rendered assistance to the student, and did his occupation well. This unspeakable incidental reinforces my committedness to doing everything imaginable to marque schools safe.

KSAZ reported that Aguilar is being charged arsenic an adult. He is presently being held successful lieu of $500,000 cash-only bond.