The 16-year-old student accused of going on a stabbing rampage today at a Pennsylvania high school “wasn’t a real well-liked kid” and had previously made death threats, the brother of a witness told ABCNews.com.
The knife-wielding teen, whose name has not been released by police, is believed to be a sophomore at Franklin Regional High School, where the bloodshed happened today.
“It was pretty common knowledge between all the kids that he had made some death threats,” said the source, who graduated from the school in 2010 and whose sister is a sophomore there.
“I guess the kids who got the threats just assumed it’s no big deal," he said, noting his sister was “about a foot or two” from another student who was stabbed.
“The kid in front of her started screaming and she saw a bunch of blood,” he said, recounting his sister’s story.
At one point, the alleged slasher tackled another student, said the source, who asked not to be named.
“He jumped on the kid’s back and was stabbing him pretty hard,” said the source, whose sister escaped the school unharmed.
At least 20 people were injured, including three who were in critical condition this afternoon, authorities said.
A student who plays hockey with the suspect told ABC News that the teen was quiet but a “pretty normal kid.”
Source: http://abcnews.go.com/US/pennsylvania-high-school-stabbing-suspect-source/story?id=23258421
