Student stabs four others at Louisiana Tech University | US News

A Louisiana Tech University student who allegedly stabbed another student and three others on campus has been arrested.

Jacoby Johnson, 23, is accused of attacking the four victims as they left the Lambright Sports and Wellness Center shortly after 9am on Monday, the university stated.

Minutes later, campus police apprehended Johnson without incident as he fled south toward the main campus.

‘This appears to be a random act of violence,’ stated the university.

Johnson was arrested behind a baseball field, Tech Police Chief Randal Hermes told the Ruston Daily Reader.

‘It sounds like he ran up behind them and surprised them,’ Hermes said of Johnson’s attack on the victims.

One of the four victims, a graduate student, was airlifted to Shreveport and two others were rushed to a local hospital. The graduate student was in critical condition as of 11.40am and the two other hospitalized victims were in stable condition. One of the victims refused medical treatment.

Johnson sustained injuries and was transported to Northern Louisiana Medical Center. His condition was not known and he was not immediately charged.

The university campus was closed briefly and reopened at 1pm.

Tech Police investigated the incident with assistance from the Ruston Police Department and the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office.

The campus in Ruston is about 70 miles east of Shreveport.

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