STRANGER STABS TEACHER IN UNPROVOKED SCHOOL ATTACK

A crazed suspect stabbed a teacher Thursday in an apparently unprovoked attack outside Meadow Community School in Thornton.

Police identified the suspect as Damien Brooks, 31. The teacher, a man, was transported to hospital and is expected to survive. "It appears the attack was unprovoked, and there is no known relationship between the victim and the suspect," police said. "Victim advocates responded to assist students and staff who witnessed the incident." The school is located on Monroe Street. [Photo: Thornton Police Department]