A teen from war-torn Afghanistan has met a violent end in the hall of a Toronto high school after a stabbing Tuesday at North Albion Collegiate Institute.
Police have identified the victim as Hamid Aminzada, 19.
The Grade 12 ESL student was slashed in the face and stabbed in the abdomen at around 12:40 p.m. and was without vital signs when emergency crews arrived. He was briefly revived, but died later in hospital.
The school, at 2580 Kipling Ave., near Finch Ave. W. was put in a full lockdown which lasted for a few hours before being lifted. Several area schools were also briefly under a hold and secure.
Students were rattled by what transpired.
“I seen him on the ground,” a student named Kajal recalled. “I seen the puddle of blood under him and he was holding himself…and there was two teachers around him.”
“I seen the guy run out of the school.”
Police are searching for a male suspect described as black, around 17 years old, with a medium build and medium height, wearing a blue t-shirt and dark pants.
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