A 16-year-old girl died Thursday after fighting with other girls in a bathroom at Howard High School of Technology in Wilmington, Delaware(North America), in an incident that apparently began over a boy.
"There was an altercation that initially started between two people, and my understanding is that additional individuals joined in against the one person," said Gary Fullman, chief of staff to the Wilmington mayor.
The student was badly injured and transported by helicopter to A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children, where she died, Fullman said.
The fight broke out about 8:15 a.m. as classes started, in a bathroom on the main floor of the school, principal Stanley Spoor said at a news conference. He didn't say what caused the fight.
"She was fighting a girl, and then that's when all these other girls started banking her- like jumping her- and she hit her head on the sink," Kayla Wilson said.
Two students are being questioned by Wilmington police, he said. No charges have been filed yet, authorities said. Wilmington Police Chief Bobby Cunningham said it's not believed a weapon was used.
The name of the victim, a sophomore, has not been released. An autopsy will determine the cause of death.
Students at the school were kept in class until 10:15 a.m. and sent home for the day, school officials said.
