17-year-old stabbed at Peoria High School homecoming football game, festivities to continue

Teen stabbed at Peoria High School football game

A 17-year-old was stabbed at the Peoria High School football game on Friday night. Police say the 17-year-old was not a student at the school.

PEORIA, Ariz. – A stabbing left a 17-year-old injured during a Friday night football game at Peoria High School.

According to a release from Peoria Unified School District, the 17-year-old was stabbed in the abdomen and was not a student at Peoria High School.

The injury is considered minor, but the teenager was hospitalized for precautionary measures. 

Peoria High School Principal Samuel Chagolla said in a statement the stabbing was a result of an argument between two people at the game and reiterated that violence was not tolerated at the school.

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Oct. 18 was Peoria High School’s homecoming football game against Greenway High School, in which Peoria won 30-27. 

Chagolla went on to say that homecoming festivities would continue as planned and police added they believe it was an isolated incident. 

Full statement from Principal Chagolla: