South Carolina Teen Shot Dead After Stabbing Police Officer at School
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A coroner says a South Carolina police officer shot and killed a 16-year-old student who stabbed him at a high school.
Horry County Coroner Robert Edge says Trevor Varinecz died of multiple gun shot wounds Friday.
Authorities said Varinecz pulled a knife and fought briefly with an officer as school started Friday morning at Carolina Forest High School in Conway.
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Horry County schools spokeswoman Teal Britton said the boy asked to speak to the officer. She says the teen stabbed the officer after the two went into an office.
A hospital spokeswoman said the officer was being treated and was in good condition.
The officer has not been identified. A woman who answered the phone at the teen's house said the family had no comment.