The Brief

PHOENIX - The teenager accused of a deadly stabbing at a Phoenix high school is scheduled to enter his plea in court on Sept. 3.

Chris Aguilar, 16, is accused of first-degree murder in the killing of 16-year-old Michael Montoya II . Aguilar is being charged as an adult.

The backstory:

On Aug. 19, the Phoenix Police Department said an officer who was working as a School Safety Officer at Maryvale High School was alerted by school staff members at around 10:54 a.m. that an assault had happened inside a classroom.

"The officer was directed to the administration building, where he detained one of the students involved," police said. "A second student was located by officers and firefighters suffering from multiple stab wounds. He was quickly treated on scene and rush

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