UT - 16 yr old student stabs 5 others then self, Orem, 15 November 2016

tlcya said:

OREM, Utah – A 16-year-old boy stabbed five students before stabbing himself at Orem’s Mountain View High School, according to the Alpine School District.
http://fox13now.com/2016/11/15/multiple-victims-stabbed-at-orems-mountain-view-high-school/

A Utah high school student stabbed five boys in the school's locker room before stabbing himself Tuesday, authorities said.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...e-students-stabbed-utah-high-school/93895718/

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Authorities said the suspect was previously home-schooled and was new to Mountain View High this year.

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"After interviewing the suspect, victims and witnesses we believe this had nothing to do with race, religion, or ethnicity. The suspect had not been bullied by any of the victims, this was not retaliatory," Orem police said on their Facebook page Tuesday afternoon.

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Authorities say four of the five victims are still hospitalized, but their conditions are improving.

Police say the suspect was booked into a juvenile detention center on suspicion of five counts of attempted murder.

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glf said:

Good article at www.heraldextra.com

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Credit also goes to the school resource officer assigned by the Orem Police Department to Mountain View. The officer was also able to get to the scene almost immediately and, when faced with a potential deadly situation, had the proper training that allowed for the use of non-lethal force in subduing the suspect. First responders also did an exemplar job of responding to the scene.

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Mental illness is real, and it does not discriminate. Whether it's a troubled child, teenager, middle-aged adult or senior citizen, we all need to be able to recognize the signs and be willing to support people having access to the help they need.

We are thankful to know that the physical scars from Tuesday's event, by all accounts, will heal.

We are hopeful the mental scars will have the same opportunity.

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