WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - A stabbing at a Winston-Salem high school Tuesday left one student dead and another injured, authorities said.

Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough said officers at North Forsyth High School sought assistance shortly after 11 a.m.

“We responded to an altercation between two students,” Kimbrough said at a news conference, adding that “there was a loss of life.”

In an email to families and staff, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools superintendent Don Phipps said one student died, and another was injured.

Kimbrough did not take questions at the news conference, citing the ongoing investigation. No information about potential charges was discussed. Sheriff’s office spokesperson Krista Karcher said later that a stabbing had occurred and that the injured person

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