16-year-old suspect charged with first-degree murder after Maryvale High School stabbing

PHOENIX — A teen accused of fatally stabbed another student at Maryvale High School last week has been formally charged, authorities announced Thursday.

A Maricopa County grand jury indicted 16-year-old Chris Aguilar on one count of first-degree murder on Tuesday, according to court documents.

Aguilar is accused of attacking 16-year-old Michael Montoya II first with his fists, then with a pocketknife that police later recovered outside. Montoya was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries…

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