Crisis Counselors Called to School After Fatal Stabbing

Crisis Counselors were on hand Sunday at South East High School in South Gate following a stabbing Friday morning that left one student dead.

The LAUSD will have counselors on the campus at 2700 Tweety Boulevard from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday and again Monday when classes resume.

"We have people here all weekend long and obviously all next week, to provide support for people who are really grieved by this," LAUSD Superintendent John Deasy said Saturday.

 

Cindi Santana, 17, was stabbed allegedly by Abraham Lopez, 18, during a lunchtime fight. Santana was taken to Saint Francis Medical Center in Lynwood where she later died.

Jorge Garcia, an 11th-grade varsity football player, and a female dean were stabbed or cut while trying to stop the attack, according to school police. Four other people, including the alleged assailant, were also hospitalized after the stabbing.

"The male student stabbed the female student, and the dean interceded. He received non-life threatening injuries, but was wounded," said Deasy. "Another student also jumped in to stop this. That student received injuries, but also non-life threatening."

The motive for the fight was unclear. Some students said the stabber and the female victim may have dated in the past.

 

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