The Brief
- Three Lennard High School JROTC cadets in Ruskin saved a fellow student’s life after a stabbing near a local store.
- The teenagers applied a tourniquet to the victim’s bleeding left arm and called 911 while waiting for emergency responders to arrive on scene.
- Law enforcement officers arrested a 15-year-old teen who now faces an attempted murder charge following the sidewalk violence.
RUSKIN, Fla. – Three Lennard High School JROTC cadets rushed to save a stabbed classmate near a Ruskin 7-Eleven on Aug. 24 after a sidewalk fight turned violent.
Ruskin Cadets Save Classmate
What we know:
Cadets Tess Britton, her brother, Max Britton, and Tyler Grooms were driving near Lennard High School when they saw a classmate bleeding on the sidewalk. A fight after school dismissal had led to a 15-year-old stabbing the student near a 7-Eleven.
While bystanders recorded video on their phones, the three cadets jumped out of their car, called 911, and applied a tourniquet to the victim’s left arm. A doctor later confirmed that the quick tourniquet application saved the boy’s life.
Suspect Facing Attempted Murder
What we don’t know:…