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List of school stabbings in the United States

This chronological list of notable school stabbings in the United States includes school stabbings in the United States that occurred at K–12 public and private schools, as well as at colleges and universities, and on school buses. Excluded from this list are the following:

  1. Murder–suicides by rejected suitors or estranged spouses
  2. Suicides or suicide attempts involving only one person.
  3. Stabbings by school staff, where the only victims are other employees that are covered at workplace killings.

List

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Date Location Deaths Injuries Total Description
1966
November 12, 1966 Tempe, Arizona 1 0 1 As part of the 1966 Rose-Mar College of Beauty shooting, a 3-year-old child who initially survived her gunshot wounds was fatally stabbed by Robert Benjamin Smith. He was later sentenced to life imprisonment for the attack.[1]
1993
April 12, 1993 Dartmouth, Massachusetts 1 0 1 At Dartmouth High School, three students rushed and stabbed 16 -year-old Jason Robinson to death.[2]
1994
February 1, 1994 Simi Valley, California 1 0 1 13-year-old Philip Hernandez stabbed a 14-year-old student to death at Valley View Junior High School, for which he was sentenced to 4 years' imprisonment.[2]
2001
February 2. 2001 Red Lion, Pennsylvania 0 14 14 2001 Red Lion machete attack: 55-year-old William Michael Stankewicz stabbed and injured 11 people at North Hopewell-Winterstown Elementary School.[3] He was later sentenced to 264 years' imprisonment.
May 7, 2001 Anchorage, Alaska 0 5[n 1] 5 Four students were stabbed at Mountain View Elementary School at around 8:10 a.m. The suspect, who was identified as 33-year-old Jason Pritchard, was injured by police gunfire and subsequently arrested.[4]
December 5, 2001 Springfield, Massachusetts 1 0 1 At Springfield High School, 17-year-old Corey Ramos stabbed counselor Reverend Theodore Brown to death, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment.[2]
2004
February 3, 2004 Palmetto Bay, Florida 1 0 1 14-year-old Michael Hernandez stabbed 14-year-old Jaime Rodrigo Gough to death at Southwood Middle School. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.[2]
2006
October 19, 2006 Orlando, Florida 1 0 1 17-year-old Kelvin De La Cruz stabbed 15-year-old Michael Nieves to death at a bus stop on the campus of University High School.[5]
2008
January 8, 2008 West Reading, Pennsylvania 0 3 3 There was a stabbing incident at Antietam Middle-Senior High School where a male student attacked three other students with a knife in a hallway.[6]
2009
January 21, 2009 Blacksburg, Virginia 1 0 1 Murder of Yang Xin: Zhu Haiyang, a graduate student from China, decapitated another graduate student, Yang Xin, at Virginia Tech.[7]
September 15, 2009 Coral Gables, Florida 1 0 1 At Coral Gables Senior High School, 17-year-old Andy Jesus Rodriguez fatally stabs fellow 17-year-old Juan Carlos Rivera during an altercation. He was later sentenced to 40 years' imprisonment.[2]
September 23, 2009 Tyler, Texas 1 0 1 16-year-old Byron Truvia stabbed his high school teacher Todd R. Henry to death at John Tyler High School.[2]
October 16, 2009 Conway, South Carolina 1[n 2] 1 2 16-year-old student Trevor Varinecz pulled out a knife and stabbed a police officer at Carolina Forest High School, at which point the officer shot and killed him.[2]
2011
September 30, 2011 South Gate, California 1 2 3 18-year-old Abraham Lopez stabbed his ex-girlfriend Cindi Santana to death and wounded two bystanders at South East High School.[8]
October 24, 2011 Snohomish, Washington 0 2 2 A 15-year-old girl stabbed two classmates with a butcher knife at Snohomish High School.[9]
2012
February 29, 2012 Chicago, Illinois 1 1 2 A student stabbed two fellow students, one fatally, at AMIKids Infinity Chicago.[10]
November 30, 2012 Casper, Wyoming 3[n 1] 0 3 Casper College murders: Christopher Krumm, son of Casper College faculty member James Krumm, shot his father to death using a compound bow before fatally stabbing him to death and immediately committing suicide with a knife. It was later revealed he had previously murdered his father's girlfriend, Heidi Arnold, also a teacher at said college, by stabbing her to death at their residence.[11]
2013
April 9, 2013 Cypress, Texas 0 14 14 2013 Lone Star College stabbing: Dylan Quick, a 20-year-old student at the school, stabbed fourteen people, mostly in the neck and head, with a scalpel and X-Acto knife before being subdued. He was later sentenced to 48 years' imprisonment.[12]
July 10, 2013 Honolulu, Hawaii 0 1 1 Two men stabbed a homeless man on President William McKinley High School grounds.[13]
September 4, 2013 Spring, Texas 1 3 4 Spring High School stabbing: One student was killed and three others were wounded in a stabbing attack at Spring High School in Spring, Texas, United States. A 17-year-old student, identified as Luis Alonzo Alfaro, was arrested and charged with the murder. In September 2014, Alfaro was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 20 years in prison.[14]
2014
April 9, 2014 Murrysville, Pennsylvania 0 24[n 1][n 3] 24 Franklin Regional High School stabbing: 16-year-old student Alexander Hribal stabbed and injured 21 people on campus, four of them critically.[15] All survived, and Hribal was later sentenced to 60 years' imprisonment.
April 28, 2014 Hartford, Connecticut 1 0 1 A 16-year-old student at Jonathan Law High School fatally stabbed a girl after she refused his invitation for prom.[16]
May 23, 2014 Isla Vista, California 3 0 3 As part of the 2014 Isla Vista killings, two roommates and one of their friends were fatally stabbed by Elliot Rodger on an on-campus residence at Santa Barbara City College.[17] Rodger later killed three more people and injured another 14 before committing suicide.
2015
February 19, 2015 Malden, Massachusetts 1[n 2] 2 3 A 30-year-old man stabbed two teachers at Salter School before fleeing to a nearby neighborhood and was shot by police.[18]
November 4, 2015 Merced, California 1[n 2] 4 5 University of California, Merced stabbing attack: 18-year-old student Faisal Mohammad stabbed and injured four people with a hunting knife on the campus of the University of California, Merced. He was subsequently shot and killed. He was found to have been inspired by Islamic State-sponsored terrorism.[19]
2016
October 7, 2016 Colorado Springs, Colorado 0 1 1 A sixth-grade student was stabbed numerous times with a pencil by a classmate.[20]
November 15, 2016 Orem, Utah 0 6[n 1] 6 A 16-year-old attacked students at random with knives and a martial arts stick at Mountain View High School before being tasered and attempting to commit suicide by stabbing.[21]
November 28, 2016 Columbus, Ohio 1[n 2] 13[n 3] 14 2016 Ohio State University attack: A terrorist vehicle-ramming and stabbing attack occurred at Ohio State University's Watts Hall. The attacker, Somali refugee Abdul Razak Ali Artan, was shot and killed by the first responding OSU police officer, and 13 people were hospitalized for injuries.[22] He was ultimately found to have been motivated by Islamist terrorism and terrorist propaganda.
2017
March 21, 2017 Temple Hills, Maryland 0 1 1 18-year-old Nathaniel Coates stabbed a student at Crossland High School during an altercation.[23]
May 1, 2017 Austin, Texas 1 3 4 21-year-old Kendrex White, a student at the University of Texas at Austin, stabbed four other students on campus, killing a 19-year-old man.[24]
September 28, 2017 The Bronx, New York 1 1 2 An 18-year-old student stabbed two students, killing one of them, at Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation with a three-inch switchblade.[25]
2019
December 3, 2019 Oshkosh, Wisconsin 0 2[n 2] 2 A 16-year-old student at Oshkosh West High School armed with a barbecue fork stabbed school resource officer Mike Wissink, who proceeded to shoot the attacker and take him into custody.[26]
2020
January 7, 2020 Rockport, Massachusetts 0 1 1 A 13-year-old student stabbed a female classmate at Rockport Middle School.[27]
2021
November 17, 2021 Springfield, Illinois 1 1 2 A 15-year-old non-student stabbed two students at Lanphier High School as school let out, killing one of them.[28]
2022
April 18, 2022 Stockton, California 1 0 1 A 52-year-old man intruded on the campus of Stagg High School and stabbed a 15-year-old student to death.[29]
May 25, 2022 Naperville, Illinois 0 1 1 A 16-year-old Neuqua Valley High School student stabbed another student multiple times with a pocketknife in a bathroom.[30]
September 1, 2022 Jacksonville, North Carolina 1 2[n 4] 3 Two students were stabbed, one fatally, during an altercation at Northside High School. A teacher was injured by unrelated causes.[31]
2023
August 31, 2023 Clearwater, Florida 0 2 2 A 14-year-old Countryside High School student randomly stabbed two students in a hallway.[32]
November 1, 2023 Los Angeles, California 0 5 5 Van Nuys High School stabbing: A series of stabbings took place within the campus of Van Nuys High School located in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Van Nuys. Five students were injured, along with three unidentified perpetrators being detained.[33]
November 27, 2023 Raleigh, North Carolina 1 1 2 A 15-year-old student at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School was killed and another injured when a 14-year-old stabbed people during a fight.[34]
2024
February 12, 2024 Manchester, New Hampshire 0 1 1 Two male students got into an argument at Manchester Memorial High School. One student stabbed the other before he was arrested.[35]
October 29, 2024 Manor, Texas 1 0 1 An 18-year-old student stabbed another 18-year-old student, Darrin Loving, to death in a bathroom at Manor Senior High School. The suspect was later charged with first-degree murder.[36][37]
November 14, 2024 Yonkers, New York 0 1 1 A 14-year-old student at Gorton High School repeatedly stabbed a 17-year-old senior. The victim is in stable condition, and the attacker was arrested.[38]
November 23, 2024 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 0 2 2 At Castor Gardens Middle School, an 11-year-old student stabbed two teachers with a kitchen knife, both of whom received minor injuries.[39]
2025
April 2, 2025 Frisco, Texas 1 0 1 Killing of Austin Metcalf: 17-year-old Memorial High School student Austin Metcalf was stabbed to death by a non-student at the school stadium during a track meet.[40]
April 8, 2025 Fort Lee, New Jersey 0 1 1 A 16-year-old was charged with stabbing a classmate as retaliation for a prank at Fort Lee High School.[41]
April 23, 2025 Fairfax County, Virginia 0 3 3 A 15-year-old stabbed another student during a fight with three people at West Potomac High School. Two others, including the stabber, were injured during the fight.[42]
May 8, 2025 Santa Ana, California 1 2 3 A gang-related stabbing perpetrated by two students took place at Santa Ana High School. The suspects fled the scene.[43]
August 19, 2025 Phoenix, Arizona 1 1[n 2] 2 A male freshman stabbed another freshman with a pair of scissors during a fight in a classroom at Maryvale High School, critically injuring him. Both students were transported to hospital with injuries, where the victim later died.[44]
September 24, 2025 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 0 3 3 A 16-year-old student stabbed three fellow students during a targeted altercation at Carrick High School.[45]
October 13, 2025 Torrance, California 0 3 3 A 17-year-old student stabbed three staff members before attempting to set off a bomb at Switzer Learning Center.[46]
November 3, 2025 Knoxville, Tennessee 0 1 1 A 16-year-old student stabbed a 15-year-old student at Halls High School. He was charged with aggravated assault.[47]
November 7, 2025 Inglewood, California 0 1 1 A student stabbed another student in the shoulder using a pocket knife at Morningside High School.[48]
November 29, 2025 Ann Arbor, Michigan 0 1 1 A student was stabbed at the parking lot of Pioneer High School. The perpetrator was arrested at the scene.[49]
2026
January 9, 2026 Zion, Illinois 0 1 1 A 17-year-old was stabbed by another student at Zion-Benton Township High School.[50]
March 24, 2026 De Funiak Springs, Florida 0 3 3 Two students and an adult were injured at Walton Middle School.[51]

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Notes

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Including the suspect or perpetrator.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Only the suspect or perpetrator.
  3. 1 2 2 indirectly.
  4. ↑ 1 indirectly.

References

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  1. ↑ "Being Late Costs Lives of Two". The Tennessean. November 13, 1966. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Newswire, Dallas Examiner (October 29, 2022). "U.S. School Violence Fast Facts". Dallas Examiner. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ Maenza, Anthony. "Man who attacked Red Lion kindergartners in 2001 dies in prison". York Dispatch. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Four kids stabbed at Alaska school". The Stockton Record. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  5. ↑ "High school boy fatally stabbed at campus bus stop". CNN. October 20, 2006. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
  6. ↑ "3 students stabbed, Pa. school evacuated". NBC News. January 9, 2008. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Virginia: Killing at Virginia Tech". The New York Times. Associated Press. January 23, 2009. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Man Gets 40 Years In Prison For Fatal Stabbing Of Ex-Girlfriend, 17". CBS LA. April 13, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
  9. ↑ Staff, C. S. (October 27, 2011). "Girl Attacks 2 Students With Butcher Knife in School Bathroom". Campus Safety Magazine. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  10. ↑ Staff, C. S. (February 29, 2012). "1 Killed, 1 Injured in Stabbing at Alternative School". Campus Safety Magazine. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  11. ↑ Wolfson, Joshua; Gray, Kristy (December 2, 2012). "Son kills father inside Casper College classroom". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
  12. ↑ Sheriff: Fantasy led man to stabbing, Houston Chronicle (April 10, 2013)
  13. ↑ Staff, C. S. (July 10, 2013). "2 Arrested for Stabbing Homeless Man on School Grounds". Campus Safety Magazine. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  14. ↑ Teen Luis Alfaro Sentenced To 20 Years For Killing Other Teen In School, Associated Press via Huffington Post, September 12, 2014.
  15. ↑ "24-Injured In Stabbing At Franklin Regional High School". April 9, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  16. ↑ Staff, C. S. (April 28, 2014). "Student Fatally Stabs Classmate for Rejecting Prom Invitation". Campus Safety Magazine. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  17. ↑ Lee, Vic (July 10, 2014). "Memorial service held in South Bay for Isla Vista stabbing victim". ABC7 San Francisco. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  18. ↑ Staff, C. S. (February 19, 2015). "Police Fatally Shoot Salter School Stabbing Suspect". Campus Safety Magazine. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Faisal Mohammad". FBI. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  20. ↑ Staff, C. S. (October 10, 2016). "Student Stabbed Repeatedly with Pencil in Colo. School". Campus Safety Magazine. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  21. ↑ Press, Associated (November 23, 2016). "Utah teen targeted random students in school stabbing". Associated Press. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  22. ↑ Burger, Beth (November 30, 2016). "Victims in Ohio State attack named". The Columbus Dispatch. Archived from the original on December 1, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  23. ↑ Staff, C. S. (March 21, 2017). "Md. High School Student Stabbed While Walking with Class". Campus Safety Magazine. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  24. ↑ Aldis, Meredith (October 1, 2025). "Man accused of stabbing UT Austin student to death to be released from mental hospital". FOX 7 Austin. Retrieved March 20, 2026.
  25. ↑ Rock, Amy (September 29, 2017). "Fatal Stabbing at Bronx School Sparks Debate Around Metal Detectors". Campus Safety Magazine. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  26. ↑ Schroeder, Lexi; Hurley, Scott (May 1, 2023). "Fuhrman sentenced for stabbing Oshkosh West school resource officer". WLUK. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
  27. ↑ Rock, Amy (January 7, 2020). "13-Year-Old Boy Stabs Girl Inside Rockport Middle School". Campus Safety Magazine. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  28. ↑ Spearie, Steven (February 15, 2023). "Teen guilty on all counts in case of 2021 fatal stabbing of Lanphier student". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved March 20, 2026.
  29. ↑ "Suspect charged with murder in 'random' stabbing of 15-year-old girl at California high school". ABC News. April 20, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
  30. ↑ "Aurora student allegedly stabbed classmate during fight over vape pen: prosecutors". FOX 32 Chicago. May 26, 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2026.
  31. ↑ Elassar, Alaa (September 1, 2022). "One student was killed and two injured following a stabbing at a North Carolina high school". CNN. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  32. ↑ "14-year-old Countryside HS stabbing suspect to be charged as an adult". WTSP. September 11, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
  33. ↑ Lloyd, Jonathan. "Students injured in brawl and stabbing at Van Nuys High School". nbclosangeles.com. KNBC. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  34. ↑ "Court documents show Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School stabbing suspect out on bond". ABC11 Raleigh-Durham. March 7, 2025. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
  35. ↑ "Manchester Memorial student suffers stab wound in fight, police say". WMUR. February 22, 2024. Retrieved November 30, 2024.
  36. ↑ 18-year-old charged with murder after stabbing student at Texas high school: Police (October 29, 2024)
  37. ↑ Manor Senior High School increases security after student's fatal stabbing (November 5, 2024)
  38. ↑ Dias, John (November 14, 2024). "Student arrested following stabbing at Gorton High School in Yonkers - CBS New York". CBS News. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  39. ↑ Rock, Amy (November 22, 2024). "Philly: Boy Stabs 2 Teachers at Castor Gardens Middle School". Campus Safety Magazine. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  40. ↑ Ellis, Nicquel Terry (April 3, 2025). "A teen was fatally stabbed at a track meet in Texas. His twin brother tried to save him | CNN". CNN. Archived from the original on April 24, 2025. Retrieved March 20, 2026.
  41. ↑ "16-year-old charged after stabbing fellow student multiple times in school bathroom, police say". ABC7 New York. April 8, 2025. Retrieved March 20, 2026.
  42. ↑ "Teen stabbed, another in custody after fight at West Potomac High School". WRC-TV. April 23, 2025. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  43. ↑ Rock, Amy (May 8, 2025). "1 Student Killed, 2 Injured in Santa Ana High School Stabbing". Campus Safety Magazine. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  44. ↑ Bradley, Ben; Baker, David (August 19, 2025). "High school student stabbed to death during classroom fight, police say". KKTV. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
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  47. ↑ Raucoules, Gregory (November 3, 2025). "Teen charged after stabbing reported at Halls High School".
  48. ↑ "Student stabs another student with pocket knife during altercation at high school in Inglewood". ABC7 Los Angeles. November 6, 2025. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  49. ↑ "1 hospitalized, 1 arrested after stabbing in Ann Arbor high school parking lot - CBS Detroit". www.cbsnews.com. November 29, 2025. Retrieved December 2, 2025.
  50. ↑ "Girl stabbed by classmate, critically injured at Zion-Benton Township High School, police say; 1 in custody - CBS Chicago". CBS Chicago. January 9, 2026. Retrieved March 20, 2026.
  51. ↑ Peck, Kelsey (March 24, 2026). "WATCH: News briefing on stabbing at Walton Middle School". mypanhandle.com.
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