MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A 17-year-old girl stabbed a 15-year-old boy Tuesday at Miami Killian Senior High School, police said.
The student, identified as DeAndre Johnson, was rushed to the hospital with a stab wound to his upper chest.
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According to other students, a girl got into an argument with Johnson in the cafeteria when she pulled out a blade and stabbed him more than once.
She was later seen being led away in handcuffs, placed into the back of a police cruiser and brought to Robert Morgan Education Center in southwest Miami-Dade County.
The girl faces charges of felony attempted murder and possession of a weapon on school property.
Johnson, a defensive end on the school's football team, was taken to Nicklaus Children's Hospital, where he underwent surgery to repair a pierced lung and artery. Family members posted on Twitter that he is recovering.
Andrew Davis, who is a teammate with Johnson, said he witnessed the stabbing and helped Johnson. He said the suspect was "going berserk with the knife" until a school security guard grabbed her.
Andre Johnson, Johnson's father, said his son did not know the girl before the incident other than sharing a class together and that there was nothing romantic between the two students.
"I'm upset. I'm hurt. I'm disappointed in the [Miami]-Dade County public school system," Johnson's father said. "How did a young female, a woman, get a knife inside the Miami-Dade public school system?"
Lt. Raul Correa said police were looking into how she got on campus with a weapon.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools spokesman John Schuster said a recorded message was sent to all parents and counselors were on hand for students. Worried parents raced to the school to pick up their children after the stabbing.
The school was placed on lockdown after the incident, but it was later lifted.
A student posted a picture of the incident on Twitter.
Andre Johnson remained confident that his son would fully recover.
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