US: Student fatally stabbed at school; classmate jailed

An 18-year-old student died after being stabbed during a fight at a Texas high school, and another student was taken into custody, authorities said.

Jose Luis Ramirez Jr. died after he was stabbed Tuesday morning in a campus bathroom at Belton High School, about 60 miles (100 kilometres) north of Austin, police said.

Belton Police said Wednesday that Caysen Tyler Allison, an 18-year-old high school senior, was charged with murder in Ramirez’s death. Allison remained jailed Wednesday evening. Jail records did not list an attorney who could work on behalf of Allison.

Authorities said that Allison ran out of the school after the stabbing and was taken into custody about 20 minutes later.

Classes were cancelled on Wednesday at the school, which has about 2,500 students. On Tuesday night, hundreds of people gathered for a prayer service and balloon release for the Ramirez family, the Temple Daily Telegram reported.

“He always had the right jokes, and everybody loved him,” Henry said. “I don’t think I can name a person that didn’t like him because he always put other people before himself.”