MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. — Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell says teen violence in the Valley is a growing concern—one underscored by the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old student inside a Maryvale High School classroom earlier this week.
Mitchell’s office is now prosecuting 16-year-old Chris Daniel Aguilar, who is accused of killing his classmate, Michael Montoya II.
Aguilar is facing charges in adult court with second-degree murder, though Mitchell said Thursday that “nothing is off the table” when it comes to possible upgraded charges to first-degree murder…