Stabbing in San Marcos 

October 10, 2024 – San Diego County Sheriff's Office officials report that the San Marcos Sheriff's Station is investigating a stabbing at a high school in San Marcos.

On Wednesday, October 9, just before 3:30 p.m., the Sheriff's Communications Center received a call from someone who claimed to have been stabbed at Mission Hills High School located at 1 Mission Hills Court.

While deputies made their way to the scene, a Sheriff's School Resource Deputy at Mission Hills High found the victim on school grounds. The deputy and school staff immediately took the victim to the nurse's office, where he began receiving care for his injuries. He was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries but is expected to survive.

When deputies arrived at the school, they were able to get information about a possible suspect in the stabbing. He was arrested at his home a short time later.

Out of an abundance of caution, Mission Hills High School was placed on lockdown just before 3:40 p.m. The lockdown was lifted a few minutes later after a suspect was arrested.

Both the victim and suspect are students at Mission Hills High School. It is the policy of the San Diego County Sheriff's Office not to release information about minors. The investigation is currently ongoing.

The San Marcos Sheriff's Station would like to thank Mission Hills High School and the San Marcos Unified School District for their assistance with the investigation.

The safety of our school children is a priority for the Sheriff's Office. We take all threats seriously. We want to remind students that if they hear any threats or even potential violence, they can always approach our Sheriff's School Resource Deputies or call the anonymous Student Speaking Out Hotline at (888) 580-8477.

Source: San Diego County Sheriff's Office