A local teenager is facing attempted murder charges after he stabbed his mother and younger brother Wednesday night in Florida, authorities said.Watch the reportHis mother called 911 at 9:08 p.m. Wednesday from Bling Pass Road in Siesta Key, according to a police report. She told the operator that her son, Gust Ramgren, 16, had run away after stabbing her and her younger son. The next 911 call came from a nearby resident, who said Ramgren was outside and asking for help because his family had just been stabbed, the police report said. Deputies arrived and provided first aid to Ramgren's mother and younger brother. The report indicates that the brother told the deputies he believed he was going to die and asked why his brother would stab him.The teenager was detained and, according to the police report, later gave a video-recorded confession that he was responsible for the stabbing. Additional details were redacted from the report. Ramgren's mother was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with serious injuries and the younger brother was flown to All Children's Hospital with life-threatening injuries. Ramgren is charged with two counts of attempted second-degree murder. He is being held without bond in the Sarasota County Jail.According to the police report, Ramgren lives in Framingham and attends Newton South High School, where he is in the 11th grade. Both victims remain hospitalized in critical condition.Melissa Ramgren is a second grade teacher at the Mason-Rice School in Newton."We are heartbroken to learn of the tragedy in Florida involving the Ramgren family. Our thoughts are with Melissa and her family as we pray for their recovery," Newton Superintendent David Fleishman said in a statement. "This news is especially jarring as we prepare for a new school year."Get the WCVB News App10978732

A local teenager is facing attempted murder charges after he stabbed his mother and younger brother Wednesday night in Florida, authorities said.

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His mother called 911 at 9:08 p.m. Wednesday from Bling Pass Road in Siesta Key, according to a police report. She told the operator that her son, Gust Ramgren, 16, had run away after stabbing her and her younger son.

The next 911 call came from a nearby resident, who said Ramgren was outside and asking for help because his family had just been stabbed, the police report said.

Deputies arrived and provided first aid to Ramgren's mother and younger brother. The report indicates that the brother told the deputies he believed he was going to die and asked why his brother would stab him.

The teenager was detained and, according to the police report, later gave a video-recorded confession that he was responsible for the stabbing. Additional details were redacted from the report.

Ramgren's mother was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with serious injuries and the younger brother was flown to All Children's Hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Ramgren is charged with two counts of attempted second-degree murder. He is being held without bond in the Sarasota County Jail.

According to the police report, Ramgren lives in Framingham and attends Newton South High School, where he is in the 11th grade.

Both victims remain hospitalized in critical condition.

Melissa Ramgren is a second grade teacher at the Mason-Rice School in Newton.

"We are heartbroken to learn of the tragedy in Florida involving the Ramgren family. Our thoughts are with Melissa and her family as we pray for their recovery," Newton Superintendent David Fleishman said in a statement. "This news is especially jarring as we prepare for a new school year."







