Last Updated on April 12, 2024 3:07 am
UPDATE from App State at 10:12 pm Thursday April 11, 2024:
On Thursday, April 11, at 12:07 p.m., App State Police responded to a report of a stabbing in the area outside Peacock Hall. A suspect vehicle was seen leaving campus immediately after the incident, and two suspects were taken into custody at approximately 12:30 p.m.
One App State student was injured, and after being treated on the scene, was transported to Watauga Medical Center and is receiving treatment. The name of the injured student is not being released at this time.
App State student Emmet Cardwell, 20, of Durham, North Carolina, was arrested and charged with the felony crime of Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill Inflicting Serious Injury. App State Police’s investigation is ongoing. A second person believed to have been involved, also an App State student, has been interviewed, but has not been charged with a crime at this time.
There is no ongoing threat to campus.
“This was immediately determined to be an isolated incident,” said App State Chief of Police Andy Stephenson. “Officers who arrived at the scene quickly determined the suspects were not on campus, and that the victim and suspects knew one another.”
A campus wide emergency notification was distributed via the university’s AppState-ALERT emergency notification system at 12:22 p.m., notifying of the crime and to avoid the area.
At 12:32 p.m., a second campus wide AppState-ALERT notification announced that suspects were in custody. At 1:24 p.m., a third campus wide AppState-ALERT notification advised there was no ongoing threat to campus safety, and normal activities could resume.
All AppState-ALERT notifications were immediately posted to the university’s main website and emergency website, appstatealert.com.
Support is available for App State students, faculty and staff:
- Drop in counseling is available for students from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. on Friday, April 12, in Room 211 of the Plemmons Student Union.
- Students in need of immediate counseling services should contact the student Counseling Center at https://counseling.appstate.edu or 828-262-3180.
- Employees in need of counseling should contact Employee Wellness at employeewellness.appstate.edu/cfs or 828-262-4951 or utilize Employee Assistance Program resources found at hr.appstate.edu.
Boone Police Department, Watauga County Sheriff’s Office, Mountaineer Medics, App State Emergency Management, Boone Fire Department and Watauga Medics assisted in responding to the incident.
“I’d like to thank the Boone Police Department for their response, which resulted in the quick detention of the suspects,” said Stephenson.
UPDATE from App State at 4:03 pm Thursday April 11, 2024:
On Thursday, April 11, at 12:07 p.m., App State Police responded to a report of a stabbing in the area of Peacock Hall.
One individual was injured, and after being treated on the scene, was transported to Watauga Medical Center and is receiving treatment. A suspect vehicle was seen leaving campus and two suspects were taken into custody at approximately 12:30 p.m.
There is no ongoing threat to campus.
App State Police’s investigation is ongoing.
Support is available for App State students, faculty and staff:
- Drop in counseling is available for students from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. on Friday, April 12, in Room 211 of the Plemmons Student Union.
- Students in need of immediate counseling services should contact the student Counseling Center at https://counseling.appstate.edu or 828-262-3180.
- Employees in need of counseling should contact Employee Wellness at employeewellness.appstate.edu/cfs or 828-262-4951 or utilize Employee Assistance Program resources found at hr.appstate.edu.
Boone Police Department, Watauga County Sheriff's Office, Mountaineer Medics, App State Emergency Management, Boone Fire Department and Watauga Medics assisted in responding to the incident.
UPDATE at 1:27pm from App State – “Police investigation continues in the area North of Peacock Hall. A suspect is in custody. There is no ongoing threat. Resume normal activity.”
UPDATE according to AppState Alert website at 12:33pm.
App State sent out the following alert at 12:22pm today – “AppState Alert: Stabbing in the area of Peacock Hall. Suspect left the area in a Black Toyota Convertible toward Blowing Rock Road. Avoid the area”
WataugaOnline will update as more information becomes available.
