COBB COUNTY, Ga. — The victim in a stabbing Wednesday at Sprayberry High School is in critical condition, Cobb County police said Thursday morning in an update.
Police also said the 17-year-old suspect, identified as Aedan Smith, is facing charges of aggravated assault and carrying a weapon within a school safety zone.
The 18-year-old victim's identity was released as well. 11Alive is not publishing it at this time out of respect for their privacy.
The incident occurred just before noon on Wednesday, spurring a Code Red lockdown at the high school. Cobb County police said there was a fight where a student stabbed another student.
A senior at the school, Turner Maddox, told 11Alive he heard the situation unfolded in a bathroom.
“There was three kids fighting in the bathroom and apparently one of them had a knife or some kind of object and stabbed the other student and then ran out to the Chick-Fil-A across there then took off somewhere,” he said.
Eventually, police took a suspect into custody and classes continued as normal but with a large police presence in the area.
"Learn how we keep Cobb schools safe by visiting www.cobbshield.com and learn about Cobb’s shield of protection in this podcast," the Cobb school district said in a statement.
The situation left parents shaken. A parent with twin sons at the school said she’s not sure if she’s bringing them back.
“I don’t feel like we’re safe anywhere. There’s a shooting everywhere. You send you kids to school and you don’t know if they’re coming back,” said Suzane Nesbitt.
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