Two people were taken to a nearby hospital Wednesday after reports that they had been stabbed on the campus of Pleasant Grove High School in Elk Grove, and one person was detained as officers worked to sort out what happened. The scope of the investigation and the condition of those involved remained unclear hours after the incident was first reported.
According to CBS News Sacramento, police were investigating reports of two people stabbed at the school, with both taken to a hospital and one person detained by officials. The station reported that it was unclear whether the victims or the detained person were students or school employees. CBS News Sacramento said it had reached out to the Elk Grove Unified School District for a statement, and described the situation as a developing story to be updated as more information becomes available.
A Prior On-Campus Assault
Police said four suspects punched and kicked the victim while the victim was on the ground, per the same account. The victim was treated at a local hospital for multiple injuries, including a concussion, the article notes. School staff and Elk Grove Unified School District security responded immediately, and law enforcement was also called due to the nature of the incident, according to the Elk Grove Citizen.
Earlier Lockdowns and Weapon Scares
Pleasant Grove has seen other security scares in the past year. In January, both Albiani Middle School and Pleasant Grove High School were briefly placed on lockdown after a report that a student might be carrying a weapon or contraband, according to the Elk Grove Citizen. A subsequent search turned up nothing, and the lockdown was lifted. One day earlier, a 16-year-old Elk Grove High School student had been arrested for possessing an unserialized firearm on campus and resisting arrest, the outlet reported.
The campus has also faced scrutiny over a bias-related attack years earlier. A Pleasant Grove student, 17-year-old Sabah Elias, was attacked on campus for being Muslim in an incident reported in December 2019, according to the Elk Grove Tribune, with the student verbally attacked and doused with water.
A Separate Case at a Nearby Elk Grove-Area School
Violence at Elk Grove-area campuses has, in at least one prior case, risen to far more serious charges. A teenager at Monterey Trail High School faced attempted-homicide charges after attacking another student, officials told KCRA. Investigators said they were able to identify and arrest the student after reviewing video footage given to them by another student.
It remains unknown whether Wednesday's reported stabbing at Pleasant Grove is connected in any way to these earlier incidents, and officials have not released details on what led up to the reported attack, who was involved, or what charges, if any, may follow. Hoodline will update this story as police and the school district release more information.
