Two students and a teacher were seriously injured in an alleged stabbing incident at a Missouri middle school, police said.
Warrenton Police responded to an emergency call at Black Hawk Middle School on Thursday after a juvenile student allegedly stabbed two students and a teacher during school hours.
First responders arrived at the school at approximately 8.00am but the suspect had fled the scene by then, authorities said.
The police placed a lockdown and located the young suspect shortly after they began the investigation.
The suspect was taken into custody while the victims were rushed to the hospital for treatment, officials said.
‘One of the injured individuals was flown from the scene, while the other injured persons were provided with medical attention,’ police said.
Police confirmed that it was a student who was transported via medical helicopter in serious condition, while the teacher was taken to the hospital via ambulance.
‘All victims are in stable condition. There is no continued threat to the community,’ police said.
A juvenile student allegedly stabbed two students and a teacher during school hours at Black Hawk Middle School in Missouri
First responders arrived at the school at approximately 8.00am but the suspect had fled the scene by then
The police placed a lockdown and located the young suspect shortly after they began the investigation
Authorities said they will release additional details about the incident after ‘it becomes appropriate.’
The authorities added that the department would ‘not compromise the investigation or the privacy of those involved.’
‘The safety of our students, teachers, and school personnel is of paramount importance,’ the police said.
‘We are working closely with school administrators and other emergency response agencies to ensure the safety of everyone involved and to assist with the ongoing investigation,’ the department added.
The officials said they understand that incidents of this nature create fear and concern throughout the community but they urged the public not to draw any conclusions about the incident.
‘We ask the public to avoid speculation and to respect the privacy of the victims and their families as they deal with this difficult situation,’ the police said.
Keegan Aubuchon, a student at the middle school, told First Alert 4 that he heard the lockdown announcement when he was in his classroom with his friends.
The sixth grader revealed that the stabbing happened right outside his classroom.
He and his classmates turned off the lights and locked the doors, Aubuchon said.
They then got their phones out to inform their parents, he added.
‘We just sat there quietly and heard screaming,’ he said.
‘I just wanted all my friends to be OK and everyone else to be OK.’
It remains unclear what led up to the incident.
Parents rushed to the school afer they were alerted about the incident. A parent said the accident could have been prevented
Hundreds of parents waited outside the school to be reunited with their children after they received an alert about the accident.
James Besselman, a father of a 6th grader at the school, said bullying is a big problem in the school.
‘I don’t know what brought on this situation today, but I told them in the principal’s office that I don’t want my son to be a situation of, “What could we have done differently?”’ he told the outlet.
‘I don’t know if there was bullying involved, what happened, what provoked this. However, somebody knew something. Somebody could have done something to prevent this,’ Besselman added.
The teacher was released from the hospital at 1.50pm and so was the other student, the outlet reported.
