TORONTO – Two of three suspects wanted in connection to a Toronto high school stabbing last week surrendered to police Wednesday morning.
Both individuals, a 17-year-old and a 20-year-old, presented themselves to officers at 14 Division and investigators say they face charges of assault, aggravated assault, assault with a weapon, carry concealed weapon and weapons dangerous.
A third suspect is still at large but is also expected to turn himself in, police said.
“We anticipate an arrest of him shortly,” said Det. Jessica McGinnis during a press conference Wednesday.
A 19-year-old male student suffered a punctured lung after he was stabbed in the chest at Central Technical School on the afternoon of Sept. 8 — the first day of school.
Police said three unknown males, who were not students at the school, were attempting to rob two other males of their cellphones when the victim intervened and was subsequently stabbed.
The school was placed in lockdown for the better part of the afternoon and no one else was injured.
Meanwhile, the victim remains in hospital in serious condition.
The identity of the suspects have not been released. Both are scheduled to appear in court Wednesday afternoon.
VIDEO: A mother of a grade 11 student who attends Central Technical is “seriously considering” removing her son from the high school following a stabbing near the building on Tuesday.
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