A student at Stagg High School in Stockton, California, was killed on Monday morning when a trespasser walked onto campus and stabbed her multiple times, police said.
The unidentified suspect has been taken into custody, and it's unclear if he knew the victim, Stockton Unified School District Superintendent John Ramirez Jr. said. Stockton Police Deputy Chief Eric Kane said the suspect is an adult male in his 40s who came to the school in a car.
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