Teen arrested for fatally stabbing fellow student at bus stop
Fourteen-year-old Jorge Saavedra faces a charge of manslaughter for the incident on Monday. Deputies say he stabbed 16-year-old Dylan Nuno as the two exited their school bus; Nuno was pronounced dead at a hospital.
NAPLES, Fla. — A 14-year-old high school student was arrested on Monday after he fatally stabbed a fellow student at a school bus stop in Golden Gate Estates.
Jorge Saavedra was charged with manslaughter. Deputies say he stabbed 16-year-old Dylan Nuno as the two exited their school bus. Nuno was then transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The Associated Press reports that investigators interviewed six students who were on the bus when the stabbing occurred. Grief counselors were scheduled to be available at the teens’ high school on Tuesday.
Saavedra’s arrest report and photograph will reportedly be released when they become available.
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