Franklin Regional High School stabbing
2014 stabbing spree in Pennsylvania / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Franklin Regional High School stabbing was a mass stabbing that occurred on April 9, 2014, at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pennsylvania. Alexander B. Hribal,[3] a 16-year-old sophomore at the school, used a pair of eight-inch kitchen knives to stab and slash 20 students and a security guard. Four students sustained life-threatening injuries, but all survived.[4]
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Location | Murrysville, Pennsylvania, United States |
Coordinates | 40°25′45″N 79°40′09″W |
Date | April 9, 2014 (2014-04-09) c. 7:13 a.m. – c. 7:18 a.m.[1][2] |
Target | Students and staff at Franklin Regional High School |
Attack type | Mass stabbing, attempted mass murder |
Weapons | Kitchen knives |
Deaths | 0 |
Injured | 24 (22 directly, including the perpetrator) |
Perpetrator | Alexander B. Hribal |
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