4 Arizona fifth graders detained after discussing plot to kill classmate, police say
SURPRIZE, AZ — “Four fifth grade students were detained in Surprise after they plotted to kill one of their classmates by luring him to an outside bathroom at their school, where one would stab him in the stomach while the others acted as lookouts, police said.
A student at Legacy Traditional School West Surprise, a public charter for kindergarten through eighth grade, reported to school administrators that she overheard a group of students planning to kill one of their classmates on Oct. 1, 2024, according to a Surprise police report obtained by The Arizona Republic.
The student told administrators that they heard one of the students say “just end him," and that one of them would bring a knife to school and whoever did the stabbing would wear gloves to ensure they wouldn’t leave fingerprints on the weapon, the police report said.
Two of the students were 10, and the other two were 11, the police report said.
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office confirmed the students were charged as juveniles. The status of the students' cases was unclear as of May 14.”
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