Bernard Hopkins, 16, has been charged as an adult in the stabbing of a classmate at Baltimore's Patterson High School on Monday
A 16-year-old Baltimore boy has been arrested and charged as an adult after stabbing a classmate at school in an incident that was caught on camera and later shared on social media.
Hopkins was booked into the city jail on counts of first- and second-degree assault, bringing a dangerous weapon on school property and additional weapons-related charges stemming from a violent confrontation between teens at Patterson High School on Monday.
As a cellphone video recorded by an eyewitness shows, a group of teens were in a third-floor classroom at around 1pm when a verbal dispute erupted between Hopkins and another boy.
In the footage, one of the boys asks another, later identified as Hopkins, ‘Why are you reaching in your pocket?'
At that moment, the 16-year-old suspect jumps from the counter and plunges a switchblade into the other boy's chest and left hip, causing a pandemonium inside the room.
Video recorded inside a third-floor classroom at Patterson High School shows Hopkins (left) having words with another student
Police say the video shows Hopkins pulling a switchblade and plunging into the other boy's body
‘He’s gonna kill him!’ a girl screams.
Hopkins proceeded to chase the wounded teen around the room and out into the hallway, where school staff intervened and separated the two, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by The Baltimore Sun.
The victim, who has not been named, was then taken to the school nurse’s office for treatment.
Police later recovered a switchblade in the schoolyard they believe was used in the stabbing,
Baltimore Teachers Union President Marietta English said in a statement that while violence is inexcusable, Hopkins had been bullied.
The fight spilled out into the hallway, where staff separated the suspect and the wounded victim
Hopkins is pictured walking away. He was later arrested in connection to the stabbing
‘It is extremely disturbing that in order to feel safe in the classroom, a child felt the need to bring a knife to school,’ she wrote. ‘This horrible incident has several layers. This brings attention to the critical need for increased investments to fully staff our schools with social workers and psychologists to help deflate situations like this before [they] escalate.’
Hopkins' family members backed up the bullying claims, telling WJZ that the 16-year-old has been bringing the knife to school 'for protection.'
According to the boy's relative, he had been forced to leave the school over the relentless bullying and only returned to class for the first time on Monday following an extended absence.
The victim of the stabbing suffered non-life-threatening injuries and later appeared in this cellphone video allegedly threatening revenge
The family member said school officials have been aware of the situation since the beginning of the school year but failed to act.
The victim of the stabbing suffered non-life-threatening injuries. He later appeared in another cellphone video reviewed by WJZ allegedly threatening revenge.
‘I have three stitches on me. You know what that means?' a shirtless teen says into the camera after showing bandages on his right chest and left hip.
Hopkins remained jailed on Wednesday. He is due in court for his initial appearance on April 15.
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Bernard Hopkins, 16, has been charged as an adult in the stabbing of a classmate at Baltimore’s Patterson High School on Monday
A 16-year-old Baltimore boy has been arrested and charged as an adult after stabbing a classmate at school in an incident that was caught on camera and...
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