A Michigan teen is accused of violently stabbing a classmate to death and then laughing about it, the Detroit Free Press reports. Prosecutors on Friday charged 17-year-old Tanaya Lewis with first-degree premeditated murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Danyna Gibson. The suspected motivation for the attack: an argument over a boy. Court documents obtained say Lewis came up to Gibson at their high school on Wednesday with a straight-edged kitchen knife. She stabbed the girl at least twice initially, including once in the heart. Lewis reportedly then chased the girl around a classroom and stabbed her again, this time a hammer-fist in her back, puncturing her lung. A teacher intervened and pushed Lewis away from Gibson, but Lewis attempted to get past the teacher, yelling, “I’m going to kill her.” Witnesses reportedly say they saw Lewis laugh and smile during the encounter. Police are investigating whether Lewis posted threats against Gibson on social media before the attack. Gibson was a straight-A student and was involved in numerous school activities, including marching band and color guard. Lewis was reportedly angry because she believed Gibson had told Lewis’ boyfriend that Lewis was cheating on him, according to Police Commissioner William Dwyer. Dwyer declined to comment as to whether that was true, but he said police had obtained text messages between Lewis and her boyfriend, and said the pair had driven to school together Wednesday morning to reconcile. Authorities have detained Lewis and she remains in jail without bond. She is expected to return to court this month. The incident happened at Fitzgerald High School in Warren, Michigan, which is in metropolitan Detroit. Friends of the victim posted a memorial video on Facebook.<doc-sep>Pictures have emerged of Danyna Gibson, the 16-year-old girl Michigan high school student who was stabbed to death by a classmate in a feud over a boy. A 17-year-old high school student could be facing a murder charge after she fatally stabbed Gibson on Wednesday over a guy whom both had dated, police said. The deadly clash between two 'straight-A students' took place in a Fitzgerald High School classroom in suburban Detroit, Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer said. A school resource officer immediately began life-saving procedures, but the 16-year-old victim was pronounced dead at a hospital about an hour later. Pictures have emerged of Danyna Gibson, the 16-year-old girl Michigan high school student who was stabbed to death by a classmate in a feud over a boy A 17-year-old high school student could be facing a murder charge after she fatally stabbed Gibson (above) on Wednesday over a guy whom both had dated, police said A 17-year-old student (pictured) was placed under arrest after she allegedly stabbed a fellow classmate with a steak knife Wednesday morning in a fight that appeared to be over a boy 'This is truly a tragedy. ... This appears to be an altercation between two students and we're investigating to determine why this occurred,' Dwyer said. Fitzgerald Public Schools Superintendent Laurie Fournier identified the slain girl as Gibson on the district's website Wednesday evening. Fournier said a 'vigil to remember and honor the life of Danyna' will be held at 1pm Thursday on the high school's football field. Dwyer said the girls knew each other and had no history of trouble. He told The Associated Press the suspect was upset and disturbed when the male student broke up with her and started dating the victim, leading to her attacking her love rival. A steak knife was recovered by police. Dwyer told reporters the school has no metal detectors. The deadly clash between two 'straight-A students' took place in a Fitzgerald High School classroom in suburban Detroit, Warren Police Commissioner William Dwyer said A witness, Francesca Pascua, 17, told The Detroit News that the stabbing occurred in an economics class. 'I heard screaming, and I thought everyone was running from a bug or something,' said Pascua, who fled because, 'I thought she was going to stab everybody.' The suspect was arrested at the scene and is being held at a police lockup until the arraignment, which could happen Thursday. Dwyer said she probably will be charged with murder. It wasn't immediately clear whether the suspect has an attorney, though she can request one at her initial court appearance. Michigan prosecutes 17-year-olds as adults in homicide cases. The victim was on the school robotics team, student council, ran cross country and played in the marching band, Dwyer said. The school will be closed for classes Thursday, but students and parents can come for support and assistance from counselors and psychologists. School officials said they're conducting an internal review that will include safety procedures. Dwyer said the school resource officer, who had been with the department for 10 years, 'did everything he could to save that young girl.' 'He's taking it very hard that he wasn't able to save her life,' Dwyer said.<doc-sep>Danyna Gibson's father said his daughter "was gonna be valedictorian." Her aunt called the 16-year-old Fitzgerald High School senior "a shining beacon of light." And to her friends and classmates, Danyna was a smart student with a bright future and a caring heart. "She was goofy, clumsy," said Tia Bennett, 17, a senior. "She was just silly." Danyna's friends, family and school community carried purple balloons and wore purple clothes to a solemn, beautiful vigil Thursday in the middle of the school's football field to remember Danyna, who was fatally stabbed Wednesday inside a classroom by a suspect who police said was a onetime friend and schoolmate. Several of those who attended the vigil were in the classroom when Danyna was stabbed by a 17-year-old girl who is in police custody but has not been charged. Both girls were straight-A students, Warren Police said. Hundreds of people at the vigil stood in silence, some in tears, others holding hands and hugging and consoling each other as Danyna's friends, classmates, relatives, school officials and religious leaders spoke over the public address system. A few of the young speakers recalling memories choked through their words. Members of Danyna's family stood in the middle of the circle. Near them were purple flags on the ground — Danyna was in the color guard and marching band — flowers and balloons, including the numbers "1" and "6." Kayhla Almond, 17, a senior, brought a wreath with purple in it to the afternoon vigil, next to the school that was closed for the day but which plans to resume classes Friday. "If this was somebody else (Danyna would) be hugging everyone," she said, adding that Danyna was a smart student with plans for college after prom. "She worked too hard for this." Also read: Suspect posted on social media before school stabbing, Warren mayor says The crowd released blue, yellow and purple balloons into the sky, and the band played the school's alma mater before tearful crowds left the field. During the vigil, a woman who identified herself as Danyna's aunt said she was speaking on behalf of the girl's mother, who couldn't be there, and thanked everyone for their support and love. She said Danyna was "that one" who was smart and beautiful and "just a shining beacon of light." Danyna's father, Preston Gilbert, also thanked everyone and said he never knew so much love for one person. He said Danyna was smart and here to take on the world. He said he couldn't explain what he was feeling inside. Gilbert later told the Free Press "I thought it could never happen to me. My baby was gonna be valedictorian." He said his daughter was an A student all her life and if she got a B, she was mad at herself. "She was beautiful. She loved to laugh and smile," he said. Danyna also was involved in cross-country, student council and Generation of Promise, according to officials. Outside the vigil, a line of yellow school buses included purple messages "#FitzNation" and hearts, parked along the street. Purple was Danyna's favorite color, her friends said. Kayhla was in the economics class where the stabbing occurred. But she and other friends said reality hasn't yet set in. "We feel like she's going to come back, like it was just a joke," Kayhla said. Tyler Logan, 17, a junior, said Danyna was the "support system" for her group of friends. Read more: Fouts: Teen suspect in H.S. stabbing gave warning Girl, 16, fatally stabbed at high school in Warren "I had no friends my freshman year, coming here," Tyler said. "She supported me through freshman year, and now the only person who supported me is gone." She said Danyna was approachable and easy to befriend. "You never seen her argue with anybody," she said. Kayhla said the suspect and victim had been friends. Police Commissioner William Dwyer said the suspect was upset with the victim because she thought the victim was telling the suspect's 17-year-old boyfriend that the suspect was cheating on him. Dwyer said there were texts between the suspect and her boyfriend, but he declined to comment further on them. He said police received information later Wednesday that the suspect and boyfriend drove to school together to resolve their differences Wednesday morning. He said a teacher and 20 to 30 other students were in the classroom when the stabbing occurred at about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. He said Danyna died less than an hour after she was stabbed twice in the chest with a kitchen-style steak knife that Dwyer, on Thursday, said came from the suspect's home. He said Danyna died at St. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital in Madison Heights. The Oakland County Medical Examiner’s Office performed the autopsy Thursday, determining she died of multiple stab wounds and ruled her death a homicide. The suspect was taken into custody without incident, Dwyer said, and a homicide charge will be sought. Charges could come as early as Friday from the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office. Kayhla said that Wednesday morning the stabbing happened so fast, Danyna "never said help." Kayhla said she watched Danyna fast-walking before collapsing, and "we thought she was playing." "Nothing has happened like this at our school," said Reed Fillinger, 15, a sophomore who met Danyna last fall when he joined the school's robotics team. "It's especially sad that it happened to her. Everyone loved her. She was everyone’s friend." Reed said Danyna's friendly and upbeat personality stood out. "When someone was having a bad day, she’d always cheer them up. She'd say, 'Hey, everything is going to be OK,' " he said. Reed said he remembers Danyna being especially proud when the team won a creativity award at a competition earlier this year. The robot they created had both a grabbing system and a crane. "She was very smart and creative. Wiring, putting it together, the power tools. She was a hard worker. She did a lot of that," he said. A gofundme.com campaign has been set up to raise $5,000 for Danyna's funeral. Contact Christina Hall: chall@freepress.com. Follow her on Twitter: @challreporter. Contact Robert Allen via Twitter @rallenMI or rallen@freepress.com. Staff writers Ann Zaniewski and Elisha Anderson contributed to this report.<doc-sep>
DETROIT – A visitation is planned for Tuesday for Danyna Gibson, a 16-year-old girl that was killing in a stabbing at Fitzgerald High School in Warren last Wednesday. The visitation is scheduled for 11 a.m. at Hutchinson Funeral Home on East 7 Mile Road in Detroit. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at New St. Paul Missionary Church in Warren. Gibson was stabbed to death inside a classroom in Fitzgerald High School Sept. 12. The accused killer, 17-year-old Tanaya Lewis, is facing a first-degree premeditated murder charge in Gibson's death. If convicted, Lewis could face life in prison. RELATED: Fatal stabbing inside Fitzgerald High School: Here's what we know Lewis allegedly brought a straight-edge kitchen knife to school and stabbed Gibson two times in the upper chest. Gibson was also stabbed in the heart, police said. Ad At least 20 other students were in the classroom, and witnesses said Lewis was smiling and laughing as she chased Gibson around the classroom. Warren Police Commissioner Bill Dwyer said a school resource officer attempted life-saving measure on Gibson within seconds of the attack. Gibson was transported to St. John's Hospital and was pronounced dead. No one else was injured in the incident. Police said both Gibson and Lewis were straight-A students and had not been in trouble before. Police say the stabbing was over a boy, and it is possible the boy had a romantic relationship with both Lewis and Gibson. It is unknown if the boy was in the classroom at the time of the stabbing. Dwyer said Gibson and Lewis were friends at one point, but wouldn't comment on when their friendship began to breakdown. Classes were canceled for two days following the stabbing, but students returned to school Sept. 14.