SAN MARCOS — A suspect is in custody after a student stabbed another student at Mission Hills High School in San Marcos on Wednesday afternoon, placing the school on a brief lockdown.
According to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, deputies received a call from someone stating that they had been stabbed at approximately 3:23 p.m. A school resource officer discovered an individual who had been stabbed on school grounds, and he was taken to the nurse’s office to begin treatment for his injuries before being rushed to the hospital.
He sustained severe injuries but is expected to survive, the sheriff’s department said.
The department said deputies arrived on the scene, gathered information about a possible suspect, and arrested him shortly afterward at his home.
In an email sent to Mission Hills families, the San Marcos Unified School District said the school was placed on lockdown around 3:30 p.m. due to an altercation between two students. The lockdown was lifted a few minutes later after the suspect was brought into custody, the sheriff’s department said.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said it is their policy not to release further information about minors.
