Two unrelated stabbing incidents occurred recently, one in Portland near Lincoln High School and the second in Vancouver at Heritage High School.
On February 17, a disturbance on a TriMet MAX train “spilled into the sidewalk” and escalated into an attack, according to The Oregonian. Just before 10:30 a.m., TriMet Transit Police and Portland Police arrived at the scene, near Southwest 5th Avenue and Southwest Madison Street, and found a 24-year-old man with stab wounds, according to Fox 12. The Oregonian reported that the man’s wounds were not life-threatening, and he was sent and treated at a local hospital. The two suspects, an unidentified 15-year-old and a 22-year-old identified as Jose Alfredo Alvarado-Martinez by the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, fled the scene on foot before the officers arrived at the scene, and reached Lincoln High School, where “a student let them in through a secure door,” according to a message released by Portland Public Schools to students and families following the incident.
Both suspects were arrested inside Lincoln High School after the school was placed into a “brief” lockdown, The Oregonian reported. No students were harmed during the incident, and Portland Public Schools denied any affiliation with either suspect. Lincoln High School promised families they would XYZ. Alvarado-Martinez is currently facing multiple charges that include assault, criminal trespass, escape, and interference with public transportation…