Former Skyline football player stabbed in Montana Saturday

19-year-old freshman at Montana State University-Northern was stabbed dozens of times in a seemingly random act of violence

UPDATE: Close family friend Gina Lederman set up a gofundme.com account specifically to collect donations for Sam Mix, former Skyline student-athlete who was stabbed in Montana while attending his freshman year in college. The fund has raised $200, as of Wednesday. To donate go to http://www.gofundme.com/ttc44cc.

 

A former Skyline football player was in stable condition as of Wednesday after being stabbed dozens of times early Saturday morning in Montana, where he is attending his first year of college.

Sam Mix, 19, was airlifted more than 700 miles from Havre, Montana, where he is studying at Montana State University-Northern, to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle Sunday. He suffered more than 40, 3-to 6-inch wounds all over his body,  close family friend Gina Lederman said.

The 6-foot-1-inch, 195-pound freshman played as a wide receiver for the Northern’s football team this fall.

Havre police arrested 17-year-old Justice Lawrence Brown and charged him with multiple counts of attempted homicide and burglary.

Brown allegedly broke into the back window around 4:30 a.m. of the off-campus house Mix shared with his two roommates.

The two female roommates, 19 and 20, were also stabbed several times. None of the victims knew Brown, according to Havre police.

Havre police Chief Gabe Matosich told KIRO-TV that one of the female roommates was able to call for help from a neighbor. Another 911 call led police to Brown, who had what appeared to be blood all over him. The female victim was able to identify Brown as their attacker.

Both woman were taken to the hospital; one was later released while the other was sent to Billings, about 250 miles south of Havre, for further treatment, Matosich told the Seattle Times.

Lederman set up a gofundme.com account to help Mix with medical costs. It has raised $200, as of Wednesday. To donate go to http://www.gofundme.com/ttc44cc.

Friends of the three victims set up a gofundme.com account, which will be split between the three of them. It has raised more than $9,200 for the three roommates, as of Wednesday.

To donate, visit http://www.gofundme.com/Support3.