Foss High School quadruple stabbing sparked over stolen vape, court docs say

Foss High School stabbing: Latest on investigation, conditions of victims

FOX 13 Seattle has team coverage after multiple people were stabbed at Foss High School in Tacoma. Here's the latest on the investigation and the conditions of the victims. 

TACOMA, Wash. - A 16-year-old boy was charged with four counts of first-degree assault in connection to the quadruple stabbing at Foss High School in Tacoma, Washington on Thursday.

The teenager was arrested shortly after the incident, and was charged in Pierce County Superior Court on Friday. Authorities confirmed he is a student at Foss High School. FOX 13 Seattle is not naming the suspect, as it is not yet clear if he will be tried as an adult.

Tacoma school stabbing breaks out over stolen vape

According to court documents, the fight started over a vape pen — the teen suspect was believed to have stolen a vape from one of his classmates when they were at a nearby skatepark on Wednesday.

Surveillance video from the next day shows four students confront the suspect in the first floor hall at Foss High School, and eventually encircle him.

The suspect appeared to be "egging them on," according to one of the victims, slapping his own face and feinting at him to make him strike first. Court documents say surveillance video shows the suspect pull something from his pocket and manipulate it just before the four students jump him.

Several staff members and a security guard were eventually able to separate everyone and break up the fight.

Several students suffered injuries, including cut lips and stab wounds. The security guard was also cut on his arm. One of the students was stabbed in the side and had to undergo emergency surgery to remove a portion of his lung, and another student will require surgery for a severe cut on his arm.

What's next:

The suspect has been charged with four counts of first-degree assault with a deadly weapon.

It is not yet known when the suspect will be arraigned. This is a developing story; check back for updates.

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