Overview
- An arrest affidavit states Damien Brooks, 31, told family he felt safer in prison, sought knives, and then stabbed a teacher directing traffic outside Meadow Community School.
- Witnesses and relatives said Brooks declared he might as well stab someone, and he surrendered moments later by kneeling and dropping the knife.
- The teacher suffered chest wounds described by a physician as serious bodily injury, while the district reported he was doing well after non-life-threatening injuries.
- During booking, an officer told Brooks he faced attempted first-degree murder, and investigators say there is no known relationship between him and the victim.
- Thornton police arrested Brooks at the scene, and Mapleton Public Schools offered crisis support and therapy dogs as classes continued.