A 20-year-old Baltimore student is recovering from a stabbing that happened outside Southwestern High School Tuesday morning.
Baltimore police spokesman Donnie Moses said the victim, identified as Paul Jones, suffered a chest wound during an altercation at approximately 11 a.m. outside the school building at lunch time and was rushed to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center. He remained in serious but stable condition Tuesday evening and is expected to make a full recovery, Moses said.
Police said they have issued a warrant for the arrest of an 18-year-old Southwestern student suspect in the case who fled on foot.
Moses said the charges include possession and assault with a deadly weapon but could eventually include attempted murder charges after consultation with the state?s attorney?s office.
The weapon has not yet been found, Moses said, adding that detectives have not revealed any motive in the case. Investigators did not have a problem identifying a suspect.
“Officers were called at 11:38 a.m. to the rear parking lot of Southwestern at 200 Font Hill Avenue,” Moses said.
“There was a crowd of students outside and a fight had escalated. An 18-year-old suspect pulled a knife, stabbed the victim and fled. There were plenty of students for eyewitness accounts.”
Vanessa Pyatt, a Baltimore public schools spokeswoman, said the school remained on lockdown throughout Tuesday; however, classes continued until dismissal.
The campus also houses the Augusta Fells Savage Visual Arts Institute and more than 800 students total.
Tuesday?s violence came a month and a half after a shooting and stabbing at two other city schools ? and on the same day schools police chief Antonio Williams was scheduled to meet with parents concerned about school safety citywide.
