Teen charged after Jasper Place High School student critically injured in stabbing - BERITAJA

A teen has been charged successful a stabbing that put a westbound Edmonton precocious schoolhouse into lockdown and sent a student to infirmary pinch life-threatening injuries.

The schoolhouse stabbing happened past Friday during the luncheon hr astatine Jasper Place High School adjacent 89 Avenue and 163 Street.

The Edmonton Police Service connected Monday released much specifications about what happened.

EPS said a 16-year-old boy confronted different 16-year-old boy complete an statement that had occurred earlier successful the day.

The 2nd boy reportedly attempted to locomotion distant from the speech erstwhile he was stabbed, constabulary said.

Multiple group astatine the schoolhouse told BERITAJA they heard personification was stabbed successful the “square,” which, according to a student, is simply a gathering area inside.

Police said respective different teens attempted to restrain the attacker; however, constabulary said he collapsed free and fled the precocious school.

JP, on pinch neighbouring schools successful the Meadowlark area, including St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School adjacent door, were placed connected lockdown arsenic a precaution.

Meanwhile, EPS said a schoolhouse assets serviceman (SRO) instantly arrived connected segment and helped schoolhouse unit pinch life-saving measures.

EMS treated and took the unfortunate to infirmary pinch life-threatening injuries. He has since been released and is recovering astatine home, EPS said connected Monday.

“We are grateful for the contiguous life-saving actions of schoolhouse unit and our SRO, arsenic good arsenic the accelerated consequence of our frontline patrol members and schoolhouse partners,” said Staff Sgt. Derek Onysko pinch the EPS younker integrated services section.

“Thanks to their accelerated and unified actions, a vulnerable business was handled quickly and pinch attraction and schoolhouse and organization information were swiftly restored.”

EPS said officers searched the Meadowlark area surrounding the schoolhouse and quickly recovered and arrested the fishy teen.

The 16-year-old has since been charged pinch offences of aggravated assault, battle pinch a weapon, possession of a limb and criminal harassment.

He could not beryllium identified nether the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Classes resumed astatine Jasper Place connected Monday, wherever the Edmonton Public School Board brought successful other supports.

“The section takes incidents for illustration this very earnestly and the information of students and unit is our apical priority,” said a connection from EPSB media relations.

EPSB said its captious incident support services (CISS) squad was made disposable astatine the school.

“The squad is made up of trained professionals who supply counseling and support to schools successful the aftermath of situations that impact the schoolhouse community.”

The CISS squad whitethorn stay successful spot for a fewer days, the section added.