15-Year-Old Charged After Stabbing Classmate at Virginia High School

A 16-year-old student at West Potomac High School in Alexandria, Virginia, was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being stabbed during a fight with a 15-year-old classmate. The altercation involved three students, and the suspect, now in custody, will be charged with malicious wounding. The victim is reported to be in stable condition, and authorities confirmed that the two were known to each other, indicating the incident was not random. School staff and law enforcement responded quickly, and the knife used in the stabbing was recovered as part of an ongoing investigation. Classes remained in session with modified schedules and grief counselors available, though parents expressed frustration over school safety and communication practices. Fairfax County Public Schools noted that no weapons detection system was in place at the school at the time of the incident.