HS senior stabbed to death outside of Prince George's County home: Police search for killer

HS senior stabbed to death outside Prince George's County home

Amari Clarke, a 17-year-old senior at Suitland High School, was stabbed and killed near his home in Prince George's County on Friday night. He was set to graduate on June 1.

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. - A 17-year-old high school student was stabbed to death near his home in Prince George's County on Friday.

17-year-old killed

Amari Clarke

What we know:

Amari Clarke was a senior at Suitland High School, set to graduate on June 1. Amari's parents told FOX 5's Shomari Stone that after graduation, he planned to go to a trade school, to train to become an elevator technician.

The stabbing happened around 12:30 p.m., at the Marlow Towers Condominiums on St. Barnabas Road in Hillcrest Heights.

The Prince George's County Police department said they found the victim behind a building.

Amari's family said he was stabbed in the courtyard near his home, and the suspect took his phone and shoes before running off. Paramedics took the 17-year-old to a hospital, where he later died.

What they're saying:

Amari's family described him as a good kid who liked to play video games and basketball. His step-dad told FOX 5 Friday that he's "devastated."

"I lost a 17-year-old. And that shouldn't happen to no 17-year-old," he said. "At the end of the day, whoever did this, they need to be brought to justice and be prosecuted to the fullest extent, because no one should lose their life over a senseless argument."

Amari's grandmother said, "He had a kind heart. Sweetest boy you've ever seen."

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A witness told FOX 5 that she saw one man attacking Amari while he was on the ground.

"He was down on one knee, and he had his fist and he was just beating him real fast, and just punching and punching and punching real fast," the woman said. She said there was another person nearby, screaming for the attacker to stop.

What we don't know:

Police don't yet have a description of a suspect, and said they are working to determine a motive for the stabbing. The witness told FOX 5 that she believed the attacker was an adult man wearing a yellow shirt.

Anyone with information about Friday's attack is asked to contact the Prince George's County Police Department.