Student killed in stabbing at high school in U.S. North Carolina

Alsharq Tribune-AFP 

 A student was killed and another injured in a stabbing following a fight at a high school in the U.S. state of North Carolina on Tuesday, police said.

Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough told a news conference that there had been a "loss of life" after an "altercation" between two students at North Forsyth High School, adding that an investigation is underway.

The injured student was treated at a hospital and released, according to a sheriff's office spokesperson.

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein described the incident as "shocking and horrible."

"North Carolinians need to be safe wherever they are -- especially in school," Stein wrote on social media platform X. "We must never stop working toward a safer North Carolina."

Authorities said the school will be closed on Wednesday, and that crisis counseling will be available to faculty, staff and students.