The suspect in the fatal stabbing Lincoln-Sudbury High School is led into Framingham District Court for arraignment this afternoon.
One student is dead and another is being arraigned now on a murder charge following a stabbing at Lincoln-Sudbury High School this morning.
Students are saying the fatal stabbing was a beef between a new student and a 16-year-old who reportedly squared off in a bathroom at the center of this large suburban Boston school. Middlesex County District Attorney Gerry Leone identified the victim as James Alenson, 15, of Sudbury. The alleged assailant will be arraigned later today on a murder charge. (Update: he was arraigned a short time ago)
The stabbing victim was brought to Emerson Hospital in Concord and pronounced dead at 8:12 a.m., said Bonnie Goldsmith, a hospital spokeswoman. The stabbing is believed to have happened in the hallway around 7:40 a.m.
Leone described the stabbing as “an isolated incident between these two students.” He added that, “We don’t know or can’t say anything about the motive or intent.”
Massachusetts Education Commissioner David P. Driscoll said what happened today, “defies explanation.”
“What happened at Lincoln-Sudbury today is everyone’s worst nightmare,” Driscoll said in a statement.This appears to have been an isolated incident between two students, but it is still a horrific tragedy and will have a lasting impact on both students, faculty and the community.”
The accused assailant in the murder entered Framingham District Court for arraignment at 2 p.m.