Stabbing Suspect seeing a Mental Health Provider

The stabbing victim that underwent a grueling 6 hour surgery was said to have over 22 puncture wounds including points in her neck and chest. Her condition has been upgraded from critical to serious today and remains at Providence Hospital in Everett.

The suspect in the stabbing was seeing a mental health provider and prescribed medication. Witnesses to her arrest say that she was smiling with an eerie expression. The girl was ordered held on $1 million bail for investigation of attempted murder and assault.

The second victim suffered a cut to one arm; she was treated and released from the hospital Monday.

Witnesses say the first victim owes her life to a passing student, a boy, who had heard the screams and jumped in to action to stop the bleeding. Others reflect on the grizzly scene that won’t soon be forgotten if ever.

The sophomore suspect told police that she had been planning on stabbing someone. One knife she brought was an 8” kitchen style butcher’s knife.

It was reported that she picked her victims at random but a parent of a Snohomish student said her child reported there may have been a hit list connected to some online and/or email threats to students, the parent was unsure of the exact source.

Police said she waited in the girl's restroom in the auxiliary gym building and randomly picked her victim.

Both victims were freshman girls and said to have had no particular connection to the suspect.

Students from both high schools in Snohomish are suffering over this ordeal and the school district has setup counselor support at each of the schools for students and staff.

The Snohomish High School Panther Parent Club has established the Snohomish High School Student Benefit Fund to benefit the victims and their families of the October 24 incident at Snohomish High School. Funds may be donated at any Columbia Bank branch.

Additional Resource for helping teens cope with trauma: MedicineNET