High school softball star, 15, is stabbed to death by violent intruder, 52, who broke into campus in ‘random attack’

A HIGH school softball star has been stabbed to death by an intruder who broke into her California high school.

Alicia Reynaga, 15, died at a local hospital after the “random attack” by Anthony Gray, 52, police said.

Family of Alicia Reynaga

Softball star Alicia Reynaga, 15, was stabbed to death by an intruder in her California high school, police say[/caption]

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Anthony Gray, 52, has been charged in the teen’s murder[/caption]

Family of Alicia Reynaga

Reynaga’s family have identified her of the attack, which police have called ‘random’[/caption]

“Detectives believe this appears to be a random act and they are trying to determine why this student was targeted,” the Stockton police department said on Facebook .

The district’s Superintendent John Ramirez Jr. confirmed in a press conference on Monday that the attack happened inside the school.

“A trespasser entered the front of our school today and stabbed one of our students multiple times,” he said.

“Unfortunately, she did not make it.”

Gray reportedly drove to the front of Stagg High School in Stockton on Monday morning, before parking his car and walking inside the campus, where he allegedly stabbed Reynaga.

Campus security detained the suspect after the attack, and the school was put on lockdown.

Police say they recovered a weapon at the scene and are working to determine why the student was targeted.

Gray is under police custody at the San Joaquin County Jail and has been charged with murder.

A vigil was held for Reynaga outside the school on Monday evening, with her parents identifying her as the victim.

Her classmates and teammates were also in attendance.

Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln said in a statement that the district will be re-evaluating campus security.

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