It was Friday morning
at Jonathan Law High School in Milford Connecticut, and all was well. Students were excited for the weekend, and
most importantly for the night, prom. It was around 7:15 when an unknown boy
approached Maren Sanchez, only 16 years old.
Few witnesses say that the unidentified male classmate asked her to
prom, which was just 12 hours away.
Maren declined his offer and then witnesses say he pulled out a knife
and stabbed Maren Sanchez in the hallways of the high school, just around 7:15
am.
A true tragedy,
affecting all students at the school. Maren
was a member of the schools honor society and was well known around her school
for being extremely kind to others. The
news of her death wasn’t released until later on that night, only a few hours until
prom was scheduled to begin. The school
ended up postponing the prom until a later date, but that didn’t stop their
students from anything. The classmates
and friends of Maren all dressed up and honored Maren as they released purple balloons,
her favorite color, into the sky later that night. They also held up Marens prom dress as they
remembered her last night.
Students of Jonathan Law
High School also painted a huge rock that was outside the school. The rock was painted pink and “RIP Maren” as
well as her birthday, August 26, 1997, was written on the rick in Marens honor
and remembrance Friday afternoon.
Some motives have come
up as to why the unidentified male may have stabbed Maren, but the most likely is
that she rejected his offer to prom for later that night. Maren was thought to have a new boyfriend at
the time, hence the reason why she had to decline the unidentified males
request for prom. The males name will
not be released to the public for a while because he is not 18 and legally an
adult yet. However, the subject in
custody is 17, and may be tried as an adult which means he could face up to
life in prison if he is convicted. Investigations
are still talking to students and faculty members to try and turn up any other
motives or reasons why this tragedy may have occurred. But there is one thing that was promised,
justice will be served.
Mohney,
Gillian. "Slain Teen Remembered at Seaside Vigil on Prom Night." ABC News. ABC
News Network, 26 Apr. 2014. Web. 26 Apr. 2014.
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