June 3, 2003 – Three students were wounded in violence that broke out in a crowd just outside the Charlotte Amalie High School grounds shortly after noon on Tuesday. Police sources said eight minors were detained initially and two of them were charged.
One student was stabbed in the back, another suffered injuries to the knees and the third had several fingers cut, police sources said. The student with the back wound was treated at nearby Roy L. Schneider Hospital.
According to police, a preliminary investigation determined that the stabbing incident and the skirmishes that followed were the result of an ongoing dispute between rival student groups. The situation had been brewing for days, one police source said.
The violence broke out in the area between the main entrance to the school and Barbel Plaza across the street. Police quickly converged on the scene, brought the crowd under control and diffused the situation, authorities said.
The two youths charged in connection with the violence were reported to have been released into the custody of their parents.
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