Stabbing Suspect Surrenders After Alexander High School Lockdown

DOUGLASVILLE, GA — A suspect in the assault incident at Alexander High School turned himself in Tuesday night to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, said school system spokesperson Portia Lake.

Authorities say the altercation between two male students Tuesday morning at Alexander High School in Douglasville led to a stabbing, with one of the students taken to the hospital and the other running off campus.

The incident spurred a Code Red lockdown starting at about 8:30 a.m., meaning no students were allowed in or out of the building, according to Lake. The lockdown lifted at about 10:15 a.m., with students being allowed to check out and leave soon thereafter.

The incident appeared to have involved two males, both students, said Douglas County Schools police chief Tracy Whaley. The student who was stabbed was conscious and alert when he was taken from the campus, said Whaley, who declined to comment on the student's current condition.

The incident is believed to have happened near the high school's cafeteria.

In a letter to the community posted later on Tuesday, Douglas County School Superintendent Trent North wrote that "the incident started over the weekend and it was carried out on our campus this morning during the transition to classes."

"While I am very disappointed in the behaviors of students that violated our protocols, the threat of harm that they had ended when they left the building this morning," North wrote. "So, while you are deciding what to do with your children tomorrow, I strongly urge you not to let those who created mischief on our campus create fear in your household."