Mara Daffron ASU student attacked by Kaci Sloan fellow classmate at Arizona State University, Glendale classroom cause she was an easy target in planned attack. Suspect now faces attempted murder and other charges. Notes found in backpack.
‘Why the f**k she would stab me?’!!’ An Arizona college student at Arizona State University has survived an attempt on her life after she was ‘randomly stabbed’ during class at the hands of a fellow classmate.
ASU student Mara Daffron, 19, a Sports Business major was attacked as she walked into her Glendale classroom on September 19.
Fellow student Kaci Sloan jumped up from her seat and stabbed Daffron twice in front of horrified classmates.
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After stabbing Saffron two times, the suspect sought to stab her a third time only to be fought off by another student according to FOX 10 Phoenix.
Daffron was able to flee from the classroom to a courtyard, where she was met by paramedics.
Reports told of the victim being preyed upon because they were considered an ‘easy target.’
Sloan’s motive remains unclear. Police say she had written notes in which she planned the attack, and that she decided to go for Daffron because she would be an easier target than the other person she was thinking of going for.
McCormick who was identified as the fellow student who fought Sloan off the victim, according to a probable cause affidavit ‘was able to disarm the defendant by pulling the knife away from the defendant’s right hand and threw it [sic] away from them.’
Another witness then ‘kicked the knife to the back of the classroom.’
Unanswered questions
Approximately 13 witnesses present during the attack, including a professor, with the stabbing occurring ‘without any provocation or any words spoken,’ AZ Family reported.
‘Another witness described the defendant [sic] was sitting in the classroom at a desk and suddenly got up and ran at the victim as the victim entered the classroom and stabbed her multiple times,’ the affidavit stated.
‘As she was going for a third attack, I was able to grab her wrists and apprehend her before further damage could be done,’ McCormick told the outlet.
‘It was a great job by everybody that was in that room; by the EMTs, the paramedics and police.
‘Everybody responded really, really well. 9-1-1 calls were pretty instantaneous and everybody seemed pretty locked in and knew what to do’
Daffron was rushed to Banner Thunderbird Hospital where she underwent surgery for injuries to her tricep and spleen.
The teen has a long recovery ahead of her, but is ‘making great progress and is on the mend’, according to a GoFundMe set up to help.
‘Why the f**k she would stab me?’!!’
‘She is home now, but still in a lot of pain,’ her mom Launi Daffron told the dailymail. ‘We are all in shock.’
Sloan has since been charged with a multitude of charges, including; first-degree attempted murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct with a weapon.
In a police interview, she reportedly told officers that she was debating between two people to attack but chose Daffron as she was an ‘easier target’ than the other person who was a ‘veteran’.
Sloan also allegedly admitted she came to class with the intention to ‘hurt somebody’ and planned out her attack the night before.
It remains unclear what prompted her to snap.
A search of her backpack uncovered a note which cryptically stated she was ‘about to commit’ but did ‘not specifically state what she was referring to’.
Sloan told investigators she knew Daffron’s first name but nothing else about her.
Before going in for surgery, Daffron told officers she was ‘scared’.
‘I’m just scared because I don’t know why the f**k she would stab me,’ the Sports Business student said.
At her first court appearance, Sloan was told her actions were tantamount to a school shooting.
She has been booked into Maricopa County jail on a $250,000.
Sloan has a preliminary hearing scheduled for Monday in Maicopa County.
