By Canadian Press

CP NewsAlert: Girl dead, man in custody after stabbing in Edmonton-area school

Mar 15, 2021 | 2:15 PM

LEDUC, Alta. — A 17-year-old girl is dead after a violent assault at a school just south of Edmonton.

RCMP say it happened at about 10 a.m. at Christ the King School in Leduc, which has about 350 students in grades 9 to 12.

Mounties say the girl was airlifted to hospital, where she died of her injuries, and her death is being investigated as a homicide.

Police say a 19-year-old man was taken into custody outside of the school.

Bob Young, the mayor of Leduc, says the girl was a student at the school and was stabbed.

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He says all schools in the area were locked down until officers made the arrest.

RCMP say they are not looking for any more suspects.

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