A 17-year-old was stabbed at the Peoria High School football game on Friday night. Police say the 17-year-old was not a student at the school.
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A 17-year-old was stabbed in the abdomen at the Peoria High School football game on Oct. 19.
The person stabbed suffered minor injuries and is not a student at the high school.
It was Peoria High School's homecoming game, but festivities will continue, according to the school principal.
PEORIA, Ariz. - A stabbing left a 17-year-old injured during a Friday night football game at Peoria High School.
According to a release from Peoria Unified School District, the 17-year-old was stabbed in the abdomen and was not a student at Peoria High School.
The injury is considered minor, but the teenager was hospitalized for precautionary measures.
Peoria High School Principal Samuel Chagolla said in a statement the stabbing was a result of an argument between two people at the game and reiterated that violence was not tolerated at the school.
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Oct. 18 was Peoria High School's homecoming football game against Greenway High School, in which Peoria won 30-27.
Chagolla went on to say that homecoming festivities would continue as planned and police added they believe it was an isolated incident.
Full statement from Principal Chagolla:
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Information from this story was provided by Peoria Police and Peoria Unified School District.
