The stadium was “immediately secured” and students were sent back to their home campuses, according to officials.
FRISCO, Texas — One student died and another was arrested on a murder charge after a stabbing at a Frisco high school track meet Wednesday morning, police and family members confirmed to WFAA.
The stabbing happened around 10 a.m. at the University Interscholastic League’s (UIL) District 11-5A championship track meet, which was being held at the Frisco Independent School District’s Kuykendall Stadium.
The victim who died was 16, according to police. Family members told a WFAA reporter that he was a student at Frisco’s Memorial High School. His name has not been released yet.
The suspect, identified by police as a 17-year-old student, was taken into custody on a murder charge. His bond has not been set yet.
Police said officers had responded around 10 a.m. to an altercation between two students. One of the students was stabbed by the other, according to police.
Frisco police said CPR was performed on the victim and blood was administered but the 16-year-old later died.
More details about what led to the stabbing have not been released.
Frisco school officials had said in an email that an “emergency incident” involving two Frisco ISD students forced the meet to be suspended. The stadium was “immediately secured” and students were sent back to their home campuses, according to officials.
UIL said in a statement that it’s “deeply saddened” by the incident and is working to provide assistance.
“UIL is deeply saddened by the tragic incident that took place at the District 11-5A track meet on April 2 at Frisco ISD’s Kuykendall Stadium. UIL staff is in communication with district officials to provide support and assistance during this time,” the statement said. “Our thoughts go out to those impacted.”
Frisco school officials sent information about the incident in an email to parents and students of Memorial, Frisco, Centennial, Emerson, Heritage and Independence, Lebanon Trail and Liberty high schools.