A 16-year-old student went on a stabbing rampage at his Murrysville, PA, high school early Wednesday, before he was tackled by an assistant principal, according to authorities.
During the rampage, 20 students and one security officer at Franklin Regional Senior High were either stabbed or slashed.
The accused attacker was been identified as Alex Hribal, according to a criminal complaint obtained by CNN. Hribal was arraigned as an adult.
Dr. Timothy VanFleet, who treated six of the victims, primarily teens, told CNN that at first they did not know they had been stabbed. “They just felt pain and noticed they were bleeding … Almost all of them said they didn’t see anyone coming at them. It apparently was a crowded hallway and they were going about their business, and then just felt pain and started bleeding.”
Hribal is accused of using two 8-inch stainless steel kitchen knives in the attack, according to the complaint. He is being held without bail at the Westmoreland County Regional Youth Services Center.
According to a source whose sister survived unharmed, Hribal jumped on a student’s back and was stabbing him fiercely.
Hribal now faces four counts of attempted homicide, 21 counts of aggravated assault, and one count of possession of a weapon on school grounds. He is said to have been quiet and typically reserved.