CHILD WARNING EFFORTPOST Raleigh High School Stabbing Write Up (cw)

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November 27, 2023 A 14-year-old Fatally stabbed 15-year old-Delvin Ferrell and Another student, age 16, He was charged with murder on a juvenile petition. Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman said the 14-year-old charged with murder in the deadly stabbing at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School could be tried as an adult.

Video posted on social media by multiple students show a fight breaking out in a hallway before 11 a.m. on Nov. 27. In the melee that spilled into the gymnasium, Ferrell and a 16-year-old were both stabbed. The 16-year-old suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

In the first call at 11 a.m., a student tells a dispatcher they're hiding in a bathroom amid the commotion. “They talking about stabbing people and guns,” the student says in the call. “Can you please come to the school? Please?” Raleigh Police have not reported finding any guns during their investigation of the stabbing. A 14-year-old student has been charged with murder and could be tried in adult court. “I'm a student, I'm scared,” the student later tells the dispatcher. The student can also be heard on the call asking other students what happened. A minute later at 11:01 a.m., a school employee called 911 asking if police are coming. The dispatcher tells the employee that the school resource officer has already called asking for EMS to respond. “We're on a lockdown,” the staff member says. “Can you tell me anything?” The dispatcher tells the employee that the school resource officer was handling the situation and to remain in place.

Released 911 audio

According to the news police say video taken by students shows multiple perspectives of the fight (even though this is the only video i know of, of it), which outside the gymnasium and then spilled inside, with students following the fight as it unfolded.

Police Arrive

From reports a woman's voice over law enforcement radio traffic can be heard saying:

"He's losing consciousness right now. We're in the main gym,"

A male's voice can be heard saying, "Can you make sure the administrators put the school on lockdown?"

The school remained on lockdown for the rest of the day

Police Interview Post Incident:

After the Stabbing

At a community forum Jeremaine Cotton, Ferrell's older brother and a student at Southeast Raleigh High, told the audience of nearly 500 people that packed the school auditorium that he witnessed his brother's stabbing. “I no longer feel safe in the school,” Cotton said. “I'm a junior and I've seen my fair share of violence in the school. I don't think people really care about us like they say they do.”

Laura Grimes, Ferrell's grandmother, attended Monday's forum and said she heard that the school received a call ahead of time that something was going to happen on Nov. 27. She said her grandson's death was a tragedy that should have been avoided. “When that call was made, something should have put in place,” Grimes said. “I'm grieving.” The mother of the 14-year-old suspect has said that she warned the school on the day of the stabbing that her son was going to be attacked.

The Schools Record

Principal Eddie Harden told the crowd at the forum that additional staff are now at the school to help supervise the students. He said the school will focus on lessons on conflict resolution and getting students to report information that could impact the safety of the school. Students can anonymously report tips at 919-856-1911. “We have to move beyond being silent due to past norms,” Harden said. Harden was among multiple people who said the school and community is being unfairly painted with negative stereotypes. “You're not going to talk about my students, you're not going to talk about certain neighborhoods,” Harden said. “You're not doing that. We can't accept it.” News reports have pointed to the crime rate and academic performance of Southeast Raleigh High compared to other Wake County schools. But Wake County Superintendent Robert Taylor said the successes of the school also need to be pointed out.

According to the most recent data from the North Carolina Department of Instruction, which is from the 2021-22 school year, Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School has a higher rate of reported crimes per 1,000 students than Wake County Schools as a whole. That includes 16 categories from alcohol possession, to weapons possession, to sexual assault.

The data also shows twice as many reported acts of assault and possession of weapons district-wide compared to pre-pandemic.

That state data also shows 13 reported instances of students bringing a weapon to Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School in the 2021-22 school year — none of them were guns.

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