Stabbing at Washington State High School Wounds 6, Including Suspect, Police Say

Stabbing at Washington State High School Wounds 6, Including Suspect, Police Say
A student watches as Tacoma Police officers investigate after multiple people were injured in a stabbing at Foss High School in Tacoma, Wash., on April 30, 2026. John Froschauer/AP Photo
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TACOMA, Wash.—A student at a Tacoma high school was booked on five counts of first-degree assault after four students and an adult security guard were wounded in a stabbing at the school Thursday, police said.

The Tacoma Fire Department took five people to hospitals from Foss High School, with four of the patients in critical condition and one with minor injuries, said Chelsea Shepherd, a spokesperson for the department.