Teens Charged With Attempted Murder in Stabbing Near East Aurora High School

Two Aurora teens have been charged with attempted murder and several other felonies in connection with the stabbing of two other teenagers near East Aurora High School on Friday.

The stabbing occurred at about 2:15 p.m. on Friday in the 800 block of Fifth Avenue and lead to the high school being placed on soft lockdown, according to a news release from the Aurora Police Department.

A 15-year-old Aurora boy and 16-year-old Aurora boy are both charged as juveniles with attempted murder, two counts of aggravated battery and mob action. In addition, the younger teen was also charged with armed violence with a knife. They were both taken to the Kane County Youth Home in St. Charles on Friday.

Dozens of Aurora Police Officers responded to the area Friday afternoon for the reported fight and stabbing, which took place before school was dismissed for the day. As a result of the incident and large police presence, East Aurora High School was placed on a soft lockdown while the preliminary investigation was taking place.

During the fight, the younger teen allegedly produced a knife and stabbed two 16-year-old Aurora boys. After the stabbing, the victims ran about one block to the west where they were located by police and taken to an Aurora hospital by Aurora Fire Department paramedics. The boys were treated for non-life threatening wounds.

The suspects fled the scene eastbound and were taken into custody without incident by responding officers about seven minutes at Ohio Street and Harriet Avenue. Police recovered a knife from the 15-year-old Aurora boy, according to police.

During the investigation, police learned the two victims were part of a five-person group, three of whom fled after the fight. All of those involved had left school early and also had been involved in a verbal altercation earlier in the day inside the school. Detectives say the fight appeared to result from the earlier verbal altercation.

There were no further acts of violence or threats either inside or outside the school either at the time of the stabbing or when dismissal took place, according to the news release.

One of the stabbing victims suffered multiple stab wounds while the other suffered at least two wounds. The incident is believed to be gang-related. There were no other injuries, according to police.

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