One student is dead after a stabbing at North Forsyth High School on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem. Families were reunited at Joel Coliseum.
An aeral view of North Forsyth High School after a fatal stabbing at Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.
Winston-Salem police officers and Forsyth County sheriff’s deputies block the gate leading to North Forsyth High School after a fatal stabbing on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Winston-Salem police officers and Forsyth County sheriff’s deputies open the gate for patrol vehicles leading to North Forsyth High School after a fatal stabbing on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Police and EMS at North Forsyth High School after fatal stabbing on Dec. 9, 2025.
A Winston-Salem police vehicle blocks the gate leading to North Forsyth High School after a fatal stabbing on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Winston-Salem police officers and Forsyth County sheriff’s deputies open the gate for patrol vehicles leading to North Forsyth High School after a fatal stabbing on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Winston-Salem police officers and Forsyth County sheriff’s deputies block the gate leading to North Forsyth High School after a fatal stabbing on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Family members and friends of North Forsyth High School students watch and wait in a parking lot across the street from the school after a fatal stabbing on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Stephanie Leecost, a mother of a North Forsyth High School junior, watches and waits from her car in a parking lot across the street after a fatal stabbing on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Students are escorted to busses for dismissal after a stabbing at North Forsyth High School on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.
A bystander watches as student-filled school busses leave North Forsyth High School after a fatal stabbing on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Students are escorted to busses for dismissal after a stabbing at North Forsyth High School on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.
School busses line up at Joel Coliseum after dropping off students following a fatal stabbing at North Forsyth High School on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
North Forsyth High School sophomore Jacob Farmer stands for a portrait with his father, DeCarlos Brown, after being reunited at Joel Coliseum following a fatal stabbing at the school on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Local law enforcement officials stand outside of Joel Coliseum as family members fill out paperwork to be reunited with students after a fatal stabbing at North Forsyth High School on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Many N.C. Department of Adult Correction vehicles were parked outside of Joel Coliseum during the reunification of families following a fatal stabbing at North Forsyth High School on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
A long line has formed at Joel Coliseum as family members wait to be reunited with North Forsyth High School students after a fatal stabbing at the school on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
North Forsyth High School students are dropped off by school busses at Joel Coliseum to be reunited with families after a fatal stabbing at the school on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Family members wait in line outside of Joel Coliseum after filling out paperwork to be reunited with North Forsyth High School students after a fatal stabbing at the school on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. After completing the paperwork and providing identification, family members were allowed to enter the coliseum without their mobile devices.
Gaynelle Shavers and her granddaughter, Savonna, walk down a ramp at Joel Coliseum after being reunited following a fatal stabbing at North Forsyth High School on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C. Savonna, who is a sophomore at North, said the school went on lockdown right after she arrived. “It was scary and sad,” she said.
Families walk down a ramp at Joel Coliseum after being reunited following a fatal stabbing at North Forsyth High School on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Families walk back to the parking lot at Joel Coliseum after being reunited following a fatal stabbing at North Forsyth High School on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Families walk back to the parking lot at Joel Coliseum after being reunited following a fatal stabbing at North Forsyth High School on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
A family walks back to the parking lot at Joel Coliseum after being reunited following a fatal stabbing at North Forsyth High School on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough speaks after a stabbing at North Forsyth High School on Tuesday.
Winston-Salem Police Chief William Penn speak to the media after a stabbing at North Forsyth High School on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Superintendent Don Phipps speaks to the media after a stabbing at North Forsyth High School on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025.
The school will be closed on Wednesday.
“We're struggling with this kind of digital bystander effect, where people are more interested in kind of the car crash as opposed to helping and serving" the victims.
The teen was acting in self defense, Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O'Neill said.
