A 14-year-old Waverly boy who is accused of stabbing a classmate at Wayne Park amid a scheduled day off from school Oct. 13 allegedly carried out the act in pursuit of fame, according to Lancaster County's top law enforcement official.
Both the suspect and the stabbing victim, a 15-year-old Waverly boy, called 911 in the immediate aftermath of the attack, which transpired shortly before noon.
Sheriff Terry Wagner called the suspect's 911 call "very unusual" at a media briefing Oct. 14, where he declined to identify the 14-year-old, who was taken into custody at the scene Oct. 13 and has since been arrested on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder and use of a deadly weapon to commit a felony.
"Part of his motivation was notoriety, and that's why I'm not gonna say his name," Wagner said. "What he told us is that he was going to be famous.
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