15-Year-Old Boy Charged In Southeast Raleigh HS Stabbing Murder To Be Tried As Adult
RALEIGH, N.C. — According to court documents, a 15-year-old boy who was charged with murder in a stabbing at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School will now be tried as an adult in Superior Court.
The boy was 14 years old at the time of the stabbing.
The school was placed on a Code Red lockdown on the day of the stabbing on November 27 of last year.
A 15-year-old student died from his injuries. The other student, a 16-year-old, was taken to a hospital and treated for injuries.
Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson said it appeared there was a fight prior to the stabbing.
Cellphone videos that circulated on social media documented the fight that broke out.