Overview
- Police responded Friday to a report that a student was overheard expressing intent to harm another student at Lake Brantley High in Altamonte Springs.
- Officers engaged the student named in the tip, searched her belongings, and recovered a knife and a note before identifying a second student involved.
- Both students were taken into custody without incident and face charges that include premeditated attempted murder, according to authorities.
- Investigators have not released the students’ identities, ages, motives, or additional evidence, citing an active case.
- District and police leaders credited the anonymous reporting system and close coordination for averting a possible crime and asked anyone with information to contact authorities.