RALEIGH, N.C. — Southeast Raleigh High School was under a Code Red lockdown Monday after two students were stabbed – and one was killed.
Two ambulances were seen leaving the school, each followed by a police vehicle.
One student died as a result of his injuries. The other was hospitalized with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
Police said a student at the school was in custody in connection with the fatal stabbing.
Police say there was a fight involving several students, but they did not give the exact number involved.
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