**Incident Update** 10.10.24
SMUSD community,
As mentioned in our message last night, we wanted to follow up and share the information released by the Sheriff’s Office with further details regarding yesterday’s incident at Mission Hills High School:
Sheriff’s Office News Release: Stabbing - San Marcos
The San Marcos Sheriff's Station is investigating a stabbing at a high school in San Marcos.
On Wednesday, October 9, just before 3:30 p.m., the Sheriff's Communications Center received a call from someone who claimed to have been stabbed at Mission Hills High School located at 1 Mission Hills Court.
While deputies made their way to the scene, a Sheriff's School Resource Deputy at Mission Hills High found the victim on school grounds. The deputy and school staff immediately took the victim to the nurse's office, where he began receiving care for his injuries. He was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries, but is expected to survive.
When deputies arrived at the school, they were able to get information about a possible suspect in the stabbing. He was arrested at his home a short time later.
Out of an abundance of caution, Mission Hills High School was placed on lockdown just before 3:40 p.m. The lockdown was lifted a few minutes later after a suspect was arrested.
Both the victim and suspect are students at Mission Hills High School. It is the policy of the San Diego County Sheriff's Office not to release information about minors. The investigation is currently ongoing.
The San Marcos Sheriff's Station would like to thank Mission Hills High School and the San Marcos Unified School District for their assistance with the investigation.
The safety of our school children is a priority for the Sheriff's Office. We take all threats seriously. We want to remind students that if they hear any threats or even potential violence, they can always approach our Sheriff's School Resource Deputies or call the anonymous Student Speaking Out Hotline at (888) 580-8477.
Media Contact: Sergeant Ryan Ehrlich
[email protected]
San Marcos Sheriff's Station (760) 510-5200
Thank you,
-SMUSD Emergency Operations Command Team
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**Incident Update** 10.9.24
SMUSD community,
We want to reach out and share with you that this afternoon at approximately 3:30pm, Mission Hills High School was placed on lockdown. This was due to an altercation between one student and another student. Because safety is our top priority, we immediately went into lockdown to ensure the safety of our students and staff.
We were in immediate contact with our law enforcement partners who have now taken over the investigation into what transpired. Due to this ongoing, active investigation, and student privacy laws, this is all the information we can share at this time.
As our law enforcement partners release information regarding this incident, we will reach back out and share further details with you at that time.
Thank you,
-SMUSD Emergency Operations Command Team