Wharton student stabbed multiple times at school

A Paul R. Wharton High student was stabbed several times by another student Thursday afternoon, suffering non-life threatening injuries.

According to the Hillsborough County’s Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), at approximately 2 p.m., two students got into a verbal confrontation which soon escalated into a physical fight. A 15-year-old student armed himself with a steak knife he had on his person — approximately eight inches in total length with a 4-inch serrated blade — and he stabbed the 14-year-old victim multiple times.

The 15-year-old then hid the knife in the nearby boys bathroom trash can, but it was recovered at the scene.

The 14-year-old victim was transported from the New Tampa school to Tampa General Hospital.

The suspect in the attack has been arrested and charged with Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon, Tampering with Evidence and Possession of a Weapon on School Grounds.