US EditionTeen Charged with Murder in Maryvale High School Stabbing of Michael Montoya, 16
The suspect, a fellow student, used a folding pocketknife brought onto campus; security and police are investigating how the weapon bypassed the new detection system.
- On August 19, 2025, a 16-year-old student fatally stabbed classmate Michael Montoya II at Maryvale High School in west Phoenix.
- The attack followed allegations that Montoya had robbed the suspect, Chris Aguilar, of a firearm, prompting Aguilar and his twin to discuss retaliation.
- Aguilar stabbed Montoya three times with a four-inch folding pocketknife, was detained by school security and police, treated for a hand injury, and taken into custody.
- Aguilar was charged with second-degree murder and is being detained under a $500,000 bond that requires full payment in cash; his next court date is set for August 26 at Maricopa County Superior Court.
- Maryvale High School canceled classes through August 21, continued remote learning, and the school district stated the investigation remains ongoing with limited details released.
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Phoenix Police Identify Victim In Deadly Maryvale High School Stabbing
The Phoenix Police Department has identified the victim in a violent stabbing attack at Maryvale High School that resulted in the death of a student. According to the Phoenix Police Department, detectives learned the victim, 16-year-old Michael Montoya II, was attacked while in class by another male classmate who was armed with a folding pocketknife,...
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