Two teenagers were stabbed, and a coach was attacked during a high school football practice, according to Chesterfield Police.
Life Christian Academy is well known for its nationally ranked football program, however, players and coaches were shaken when things took a violent turn on Tuesday evening. According to a 8News report, Chesterfield County Police officers swarmed the private school’s football practice at Carver Middle School.
Officers say a player on the team was reprimanded by a coach and dismissed from football practice. 8News was told that player returned back to the field with his father and things quickly escalated. Chesterfield Police say the 17-year-old started physically assaulting his coach. Two other players, a 17 and 18 year old, jumped into action to protect the man who guides them on and off the field, their coach.
The player’s father, 46-year-old Turon Savoy, pulled out a knife and stabbed the teens in the chest and face multiple times and ran from the scene, according to police. Officers were able to locate Savoy and arrest him.
That is awful!