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New details have emerged in the fatal stabbing at Manor High School

New details have emerged in the fatal stabbing at Manor High School

Court documents have revealed new information about the fatal stabbing Farmstead Senior High School on Tuesday. An 18-year-old boy charged with first-degree murder punched a classmate in a school bathroom, police said.

A school resource officer said his attention was drawn Tuesday afternoon to students yelling “oooh” and “Mc Brown had a knife.” It was lunchtime at Manor Senior High School.

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Court documents say the officer looked toward the bathroom and saw the student with his hands in his pockets. The officer said he asked him to put his hands out, but he did not, and a struggle ensued. Finally, the policeman took his hands out of his pockets, one of which contained a kitchen knife.

An officer said a student was found in the lunch area with multiple stab wounds. Blood spatters, which indicate a fight between two students, began in the restroom and ended in the hallway near the cafeteria. Students recorded the consequences on video.

“We’ve seen video of this guy on the ground and pictures of him on the ground holding him by the neck and I think he’s being held by a police officer,” said Manor Senior High School student Camila Garcia.

“I’m traumatized, I don’t know what to say. After I saw the video, I didn’t want to see it again,” said Manor High School senior Jayden Alburquerque.

Darrin Loving was stabbed to death. Mack Brown Mbanway was arrested and charged with first degree murder.

“When everybody got the news, we were all automatically shocked and we were all like, I can’t just sit here and focus on this screen when I know that someone right next to us got hurt,” said Manor High School student Jalen Jackson. .

The school was closed, students were sent home early, and classes were canceled for the rest of the week.

“I don’t know if I feel safe at this school,” Garcia said.

“You don’t know how you send your kids and you don’t know what’s going to happen, they’re not safe,” said Lily Andara, a parent at Manor High School.

Manor ISD said two assigned precinct police officers and one security officer were on campus at the time of the incident, which is a standard daily assignment. They said wand metal detectors are available for random checks but not in daily use.

“Schools tend to be very reactive, which is wrong. We need to learn from what’s happening in other schools and at least put some safety measures in place,” said crime and safety expert Randy Sutton. “Violence can happen anywhere and you want to target the hardened as much as possible; have metal detectors, have a system where kids know they’re going to be held accountable for their actions.”

The district said it has reviewed its security protocols since the incident and is evaluating additional measures such as enhanced screening procedures, increased security staff and additional training for staff and students on de-escalating conflict.

“I also want to make sure that in the future, if something like this happens, they have a lot of protocols in place to keep the kids safe,” Manor High School parent Teki Herrod said.

Mbanway is being held in the Travis County Jail on $1 million bond.

A candlelight vigil will be held at the Manor Athletic Complex, 14832 FM 973, on Friday at 6:30 p.m.