Kansas City suspect in school death denied home detention

Published April 15, 2022 5:04 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 14-year-old suspect in a stabbing death at a Kansas City middle school will remain in juvenile custody. A Jackson County judge on Friday denied a request that the suspect be released to home detention. He is charged in juvenile court with first-degree murder in the death of 14-year-old Manuel Guzman at Northeast Middle School. Police say the suspect, whose name has not been released because of his age, stabbed Guzman after an argument in a school bathroom. After a brief hearing, the judge ruled the teen would stay in a juvenile detention facility out of concern for his and the community’s safety.

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