A group of tween girls allegedly orchestrated a chilling plan to murder a fellow student by luring him into an outside school bathroom and stabbing him to death.
Tween girls plot boy’s death at school
The disturbing scheme came to light in October 2024 at the Legacy Traditional School’s West Surprise campus in Maricopa County.
According to the Surprise Police Department, the would-be attackers were all girls between the ages of 10 and 11. Due to their ages, their identities are being withheld.
Police say the group of girls devised the attack during their lunch and recess period.
Each member of the group had a specific role in the plan, according to a police report reviewed by KPHO.
One girl was supposed to bring the knife, another was tasked with writing a fake suicide note to frame the incident as a self-inflicted death, a third was meant to act as the lookout, and a fourth had been assigned to carry out the stabbing.
The plan was blunt and horrifyingly devised by the tween girls. According to the police report, the children said the objective was to “Just end him” and “K.I.L.L. him. Kill him.”
Tween girls plotted boy’s murder over “cheating”
Investigators say the motive behind the alleged murder plot traces back to a romantic relationship that turned bitter.
The boy, reportedly, had been in a relationship with one of the girls before he “cheated” on her, according to the report.
“So, she apparently wants him dead,” one section of the report stated, highlighting the cold-blooded nature of the retaliation.
The dark plot unraveled when other students reportedly overheard the conversation. One student told their parent, who alerted authorities.
“[H]is daughter had overheard a conversation of a group of students planning to kill a student at school,” a police officer noted in the report.
“It was stated the plan was for the four students to lure [the boy] to the outside bathroom, located on the north side of the school building, in between the cafeteria and doors.”
Police documents indicate the girls planned to stab the victim in the side of his stomach.
The student responsible for the stabbing was reportedly going to wear gloves to avoid leaving fingerprints on the knife.
The day after the conversation was overheard, school officials searched the girls’ backpacks and conducted interviews with each child while their parents were present.
All four tween girls were arrested within the week and charged with misdemeanor offenses, including threatening and disorderly conduct.
Police say three of the girls appeared to regret their actions during questioning.
One, however, reportedly laughed, smiled, and made excuses about the incident.
Teenage thieves taken into custody after crime spree
Meanwhile, a separate case in San Jose, California, saw a group of teenage suspects taken into custody after a wave of burglaries, vehicle thefts, and attempted carjackings dating from December 2024 to March 2025.
San Jose Police say the crime spree began on Christmas Eve with a burglary involving four suspects who drove a car through a business to steal merchandise before fleeing.
Over the next few months, police say the group repeatedly stole vehicles and used them to break into businesses.
In some cases, they reportedly used chains to rip off door frames. The stolen cars were then used to transport stolen goods.
By March 25, the suspects escalated their crimes. Around 3 a.m., police responded to a report of two stolen vehicles. Minutes later, an attempted carjacking occurred nearby.
“Suspects shattered the victim’s vehicle window, triggering the alarm,” SJPD reported.
“When the victim attempted to intervene, the suspects brandished firearms and threatened to shoot. They then fled the scene in three vehicles.”
At 3:40 a.m., police spotted two of the stolen vehicles. Although the suspects escaped at that time, one car was found abandoned on a highway on-ramp.
One juvenile suspect was apprehended after fleeing on foot, while another pulled a firearm on an officer during the pursuit.
Shortly after 4 a.m., more suspects were seen in the area and rammed a police car in an attempt to escape. Two more minors were arrested after a foot chase.
Investigators later coordinated with the Santa Clara Police Department, identifying six teenage boys between the ages of 14 and 16. On June 17, three of them were arrested in Milpitas and San Jose.
Two adult women related to the juveniles were also taken into custody. Charges against them include resisting arrest, receiving stolen property, attempting to destroy evidence, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
During searches, officers uncovered a loaded magazine, ski masks, key FOBs, fake guns, ammunition, and steel chains.
