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High school student stabbed in Chester County; classmate charged with attempted murder

High school student stabbed in Chester County; classmate charged with attempted murder
SUSAN: NEW AT NOON, A 16-YEAR-OLISD CHARGED AS AN ADULT WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER IN CONNECTION WITH A STABBINGT A COATESVILLE AREA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. THE CHESTER COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY SAYS ODELL CAONNN STABBED ANOTHER STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL YESTERDAY. THE VICTIM WAS STABBED MULTIPLE TIMES AND IS EXPECTED TO RECOVER. THE D.A. SAYS A DISPUTE OVER A VAPE
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High school student stabbed in Chester County; classmate charged with attempted murder
A 16-year-old is charged as an adult with attempted murder for stabbing a classmate at Coatesville Area Senior High School, according to the Chester County district attorney.Oddell Cannon, of Coatesville, is being held at the Chester County Youth Center on $750,000 bail.Police said the victim, 16-year-old Mickey Rayner, was stabbed repeatedly Tuesday morning. He is recovering at a hospital.According to a criminal complaint, a witness told investigators Rayner believed Cannon had stolen a vape cigarette cartridge from him and wanted to fight.The two met in a bathroom and started to fight, police said. Another witness told police he saw Rayner bleeding and heard him say, "Bro, he stabbed me."Police said a video of the fight was posted on social media, and Cannon is seen stabbing the victim multiple times with an item held in his right hand.

A 16-year-old is charged as an adult with attempted murder for stabbing a classmate at Coatesville Area Senior High School, according to the Chester County district attorney.

Oddell Cannon, of Coatesville, is being held at the Chester County Youth Center on $750,000 bail.

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Police said the victim, 16-year-old Mickey Rayner, was stabbed repeatedly Tuesday morning. He is recovering at a hospital.

According to a criminal complaint, a witness told investigators Rayner believed Cannon had stolen a vape cigarette cartridge from him and wanted to fight.

The two met in a bathroom and started to fight, police said. Another witness told police he saw Rayner bleeding and heard him say, "Bro, he stabbed me."

Police said a video of the fight was posted on social media, and Cannon is seen stabbing the victim multiple times with an item held in his right hand.