Girl Dies After Knife Attack by Alleged Ex-Boyfriend at California High School

SOUTH GATE, Calif. –  A girl stabbed by a male student at her Los Angeles-area school died at a hospital Friday night, hours after the attack that also injured a dean and another student who tried to intervene, authorities said.

The girl, a student at South East High School in South Gate, died at St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, Sheriff's Deputy Pete Gomez said.

The suspect, 18-year-old senior Abraham Lopez, was in police custody, Los Angeles Unified School District police Chief Steve Zipperman said at a news conference.

The incident began with Lopez arguing with the girl, whose name is being withheld by authorities, and choking her in a courtyard away from classrooms, police said.   Read More

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