Overview

• Police say a fight around 11 a.m. inside a Maryvale High School classroom escalated into a stabbing, triggering a lockdown and evacuation at the west Phoenix campus.
• The on‑site school safety officer detained one student at the administration building, and police said they are not seeking additional suspects.
• Two male students were hospitalized; one died at the hospital from multiple stab wounds while the other sustained non‑life‑threatening injuries.
• The district set a modified schedule and is providing counseling for students and staff as leaders offered condolences and support.
• Investigators are requesting cellphone video from witnesses, and the incident has revived debate over campus safety measures and the district’s 2020 removal of school resource officers.