Elk Grove-area high school student faces attempted homicide after attacking another student

A teenager at an Elk Grove-area high school faces attempted homicide charges after attacking another student, officials said Wednesday. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office said school officials at Monterey Trails High School called for medical assistance around 2 p.m. for a 15-year-old student who had trouble breathing. A parent of the child transported him to a hospital for treatment. The sheriff's office at this time believes the student's injuries come from multiple blunt force trauma to the upper body caused by the student who attacked him.