On cam: Moments leading up to fatal stabbing in gym at Southeast Raleigh High School
AND WHEN TO EXPECT A REBOUND.
>> AND BREAKING NEWS IN THE
LAST 15 MINUTES. SCHOOL
OFFICIALS ANNOUNCED.
>> SOUTHEAST RALEIGH HIGH
SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW.
THIS COMES AFTER A DEADLY
STABBING OF A STUDENT AT THE
SCHOOL TODAY. THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US. I'M DEBRA MORGAN
AND I'M GERALD OWENS. SKY 5
FLEW OVER THE SCHOOL THIS
AFTERNOON. OFFICIALS TELL US IT
HAPPENED DURING A FIGHT IN THE
GYMNASIUM.
>> NOW A STUDENT IS DEAD.
ANOTHER HAS NON
LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.
A 3RD STUDENT IS IN CUSTODY.
WRAL IS BRINGING YOU TEAM
COVERAGE TONIGHT. MATT TALHELM
IS AT THE WALNUT CREEK
AMPHITHEATER WHERE PARENTS ARE
PICKING UP THEIR STUDENTS.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND START WITH
MARK BOYLE IN THE WR ALIVE
CENTER. MARK, WE'RE GETTING NOW
A BETTER LOOK AT THAT MOMENT
JUST BEFORE THE STABBING.
THIS IS CLEAR VIDEO. IT'S A
DIFFERENT VANTAGE POINT.
ANOTHER STUDENT HAD THEIR PHONE
OUT RECORDING. WE'RE GOING TO
PLAY THIS AND THEN PAUSE IT
RIGHT BEFORE THIS FIRST INITIAL
STAB AND YOU'LL SEE RIGHT HERE.
WATCH THE GUY SITTING RIGHT
THERE WHEN THE RED HOODIE.
>> AND THEN YOU'LL SEE ANOTHER
STUDENT RIGHT THERE. PUNCH WILL
PAUSE IT. THEN HE COMES AROUND
WITH HIS HAND AND THEN THIS
NEXT CLIP IS GOING TO BE INSIDE
THE GYMNASIUM. ALL OF THOSE
STUDENTS. THEY ARE RUSSIAN
SIDE. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
THE MELEE THERE CONTINUES
INSIDE AND THEN ANOTHER
INTERACTION. THE FIGHT
CONTINUES THAT'S AGAIN WHERE
THE STABBING CONTINUES. WE HIT
PAUSE ON THE VIDEO RIGHT THERE
BECAUSE YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE
WHAT IS UNFOLDING AT THE TOP OF
THE NEWSCAST. YOU MENTIONED A
STATEMENT FROM THE SCHOOL.
NOW THIS IS PART OF ON YOUR
SCREEN READS IN PART, BOTH
VICTIMS WERE TRANSPORTED TO
THE HOSPITAL. ONE OF THE
STUDENTS PASSED AWAY. THE
SECOND VICTIM REMAINS
HOSPITALIZED WITH
NON-LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES.
IT GOES ON TO SAY TO PROVIDE US
THE TIME AND SPACE TO PROCESS
TODAY'S EVENTS. SCHOOL WILL
BE CLOSED TOMORROW AT SOUTHEAST
RALEIGH. HIGH SCHOOL. ALSO NEW
HERE AT 5 O'CLOCK. JOSH STEIN,
ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYING ON
SOCIAL MEDIA, I'M PRAYING FOR
THE SOUTHEAST RALEIGH, HIGH
SCHOOL COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY
FOR THE LOVED ONES OF THE
STUDENT WHO WAS KILLED. IT'S
TRAGIC AND DEVASTATING. UPDATE
TO THE LIVE CENTER AS WE GET
THEM ON THIS DEVELOPING STORY
HERE TONIGHT. BACK TO YOU.
ALL RIGHT, MARK, THANK YOU.
SO SAD. FIRST DAY BACK AFTER A
HOLIDAY VACATION HOLIDAY
WEEKEND. LET'S GO MATT TALHELM.
HE'S IN THE THICK OF SPOT FOR
SOUTHEAST RALEIGH, FAMILIES,
WALNUT CREEK AMPHITHEATER.
>> THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT
CALLED THIS SITUATION
DISTURBING. NO DOUBT PARENTS
FEEL THE SAME WAY.
>> YEAH, GERALD DISTURBING.
DISCOURAGING, TERRIBLE. THOSE
ARE JUST SOME OF THE WORDS THAT
PARENTS USE TO DESCRIBE WHAT
HAPPENED ON CAMPUS ABOUT A MILE
DOWN THE ROAD HERE. BUT JUST
IN THE LAST 30 MINUTES, THE
FINAL POLICE OFFICER LEFT HERE
AT WALNUT CREEK. THERE WERE
POLICE AND SECURITY EVERYWHERE
HERE BECAUSE THIS WAS A
REUNIFICATION POINT, A PLACE
WHERE PARENTS COULD COME.
THEY CAN PARK HERE AND REUNITE
WITH THEIR STUDENTS. DOZENS OF
PARENTS RUSHED HERE TO REUNITE
WITH THEIR STUDENTS AFTER THE
STABBINGS.
>> THERE'S LITTLE A PARENT CAN
DO, BUT WAIT WITH THEIR CHILD'S
SCHOOL IS IN LOCKDOWN. THEY'VE
BEEN STUCK IN THE CAFETERIA FOR
THE LAST FEW HOURS. ROBINSON
FOR HIS CHILD SHARED THIS PHOTO
WITH HER FROM INSIDE SOUTHEAST
RALEIGH, MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL.
MY KIDS NEVER NOT DIE ON
LOCKDOWN, PRACTICE AND AND
SHOOTER. ACTIVE SHOOTER DRILLS.
IT'S IT'S AWFUL. MOM RUSHED
TOWARD THE CAMPUS AFTER HEARING
ABOUT THE FIGHT AND STABBING.
IT WAS ONLY HOURS AFTER
DROPPING HER CHILD OFF AT THE
SCHOOL. WE HAD A NICE TALK ON
THE RIDE TO SCHOOL THIS
MORNING. AND ALL I COULD THINK
DRIVING BACK HERE IS LIKE WHAT?
WHAT IF THAT'S THE LAST TIME
I TALKED TO MY KIDS SUFFERED
WAITED WITH DOZENS OF PARENTS
PARKED IN THEIR CARS IN THE
SLOT AT WALNUT CREEK
AMPHITHEATER. UNTIL BUSES
ROLLED IN AROUND 2.30 TO
REUNITE THEM WITH THEIR
STUDENTS. DOZENS OF OTHER
PARENTS LINED THE NEIGHBORHOOD
STREETS ACROSS FROM THE SCHOOL.
I WANT TO BE AROUND. I COULDN'T
SIT WHERE DO WE FUND OR BERKS
DAUGHTER IS A FRESHMAN JUST
STARTING HER FIRST YEAR AT
SOUTHEAST RALEIGH. SHE'S JUST A
SUIT BY READY TO LEAVE THE
>> AND I CAN GET A FRUSTRATION
BECAUSE THIS IS UNDER BURKE
SAYS HE'S NOT SURE HE'LL SEND
HIS DAUGHTER BACK TO CLASS
HERE. HE WANTS THE SCHOOL
SYSTEM TO STEP UP SECURITY.
WE NEED TO SUM UP METAL
DETECTORS. THERE'S NO REASON
WHY THESE KIDS GOT NOW IS WE'VE
GOT AND I KNOW THAT I CUT.
>> NO REASON.
>> WE SHOULD BE DOING IT TO THE
FRONT DOOR. THE NEW
SUPERINTENDENT OF WAKE COUNTY
PUBLIC SCHOOL SAYS THEY WILL
REVIEW ALL THE SAFETY AND
SECURITY PROTOCOLS TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT CAN
BE DONE TO PREVENT FUTURE
VIOLENCE. I PLEDGE MY RESOLVE.
>> SCHOOL SHOULD BE A SAFE
HAVEN FOR A STUDENT AND STAFF.
WHAT HAPPENED HERE TODAY IS
AN EXCEPT.
AND THE SUPERINTENDENT THERE
ARE ALSO SAYING THEY WILL
REVIEW ALL OF THESE SAFETY AND
SECURITY PROTOCOLS AND
>> WORK TO COME UP WITH ANY
SOLUTIONS THAT COULD PREVENT
FUTURE VIOLENCE. HERE. NOW, AS
FOR STUDENTS, AS YOU MENTIONED
IN LAST 15 MINUTES, THE SCHOOLS
ANNOUNCED THE SCHOOL HERE WILL
BE CLOSED TOMORROW. STUDENTS,
IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS,
PARENTS, YOU SHOULD CALL THE
FRONT OFFICE OF THE SCHOOL
TOMORROW AND THEY WILL GET YOU
TO HELP YOUR STUDENTS. STATE.
>> WE KNOW PARENTS HAVE A LOT
OF CONCERNS AFTER SOMETHING
LIKE THIS. MATT TALHELM LIVE IN
RALEIGH. THANK YOU, MATT.
AS MATT MENTIONED, WAKE COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT ROBERT TAYLOR
WAS ASKED ABOUT SECURITY
PROTOCOLS. THIS IS WHAT HE
SAID.
>> WE WILL BE TRANSPARENT IN
OUR FINDINGS AND WE WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK TO FIND WAYS
TO STRENGTHEN THE SAFETY AND
THE SECURITY. WELL, OUR
SCHOOLS. THIS IS A TRAGEDY FOR
EVERYONE INVOLVED.
>> COMING UP AT 5.30, OUR TEAM
COVERAGE OF WHAT HAPPENED AT
SOUTHEAST RALEIGH. HIGH SCHOOL
CONTINUES WITH WRAL'S AARON
THOMAS. HE'S TRYING TO FIND OUT