DeLand Teen Stabbed Twice at Party

By Sara Clarke, The Orlando Sentinel, Fla.

Jul. 20–A 15-year-old boy who showed up at a party uninvited was stabbed twice in the chest early Sunday, witnesses told authorities. Witnesses told deputies Fernando Lagunas, of DeLand, got into an argument, possibly about a girl, and a boy attacked Lagunas with a knife. Lagunas suffered a punctured lung and was airlifted to a local hospital. He underwent surgery and is expected to recover, authorities said.

The boy who attacked Lagunas fled the scene, but deputies have leads on a possible suspect. In an unrelated event, deputies said three teens were arrested Saturday night after they entered another boy’s home, threatened him with a handgun and demanded money. They fled with about $100 and an iPod, but were later arrested. The victim knew two of his three assailants.

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