US Edition3 Injured in Stabbing at Walton Middle School
A student suspect was detained minutes after a stabbing injured two students and one adult before school started, with authorities continuing their investigation.
- On Tuesday morning, a student attacked two other students and an adult paraprofessional at Walton Middle School in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, before law enforcement detained the suspect one block from campus at 7:30 a.m.
- The attack occurred before normal school hours with only about 40 students present on campus after the student suspect was dropped off at the entrance around 7:17 a.m., according to Sheriff Adkinson.
- Sheriff Adkinson said, "Immediate life saving aid was being rendered and offered to the two most seriously injured individuals." One student was flown to Pensacola, while the other student and paraprofessional were transported to Fort Walton Beach Medical Center.
- Classes at Walton Middle School were canceled for Tuesday, and authorities established a reunification site at the Walton County Fairgrounds, with the Walton County School District coordinating notifications to guardians.
- Investigators continue to interview the student suspect at the sheriff's office as the case proceeds. Sheriff Adkinson plans to hold a second press conference on Wednesday to release additional information about the investigation.
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Florida middle schooler stabs two students, paraprofessional in early morning rampage
The attack unfolded just before 7:20 a.m. after the student suspect was dropped off at the entrance of Walton Middle School in DeFuniak Springs during early-drop-off hours, Walton County Sheriff Michael Adkinson told reporters at a press conference.
Florida Middle School Student Is Arrested After Stabbing Attack
A seventh grade student at a Florida middle school stabbed two other students and a teacher early Tuesday, seriously injuring at least two of the victims, authorities said. The attack took place at the Walton Middle School in DeFuniak Springs, Florida, around 7:17 a.m., during early morning drop off before the school opened for the day, Walton County Sheriff Michael A. Adkinson Jr. said at a news conference. The sheriff said a student walked dir…
The suspect, also a student of the school located in Walton County, was arrested shortly after the incident, which forced to cancel the classes.
2 children, 1 adult hurt in stabbing at Florida middle school: Sheriff
In this image released by the Walton County Sheriffs Office, law enforment vehicles are shown at the scene of a stabbing investigation at Walton Middle School in Defuniak, Fla., on March 24, 2026. (Walton County Sheriff’s Office, Florida) (DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla.) — Two students and one adult were hurt in a stabbing at a middle school in Florida on Tuesday, authorities said. The incident was reported at 7:22 a.m. at Walton Middle School in DeFuni…
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