TACOMA, Wash. – At least five people were injured after a stabbing incident at Foss High School in Tacoma, Washington on Thursday afternoon.
Officers responded to a call of a possible stabbing stemming from a fight, and found four students and a security guard injured. Police said it remains unclear whether all the victims were stabbed or hurt by other means, such as falling, and the extent of their injuries is not yet known, though they are believed to be non-life-threatening.
All five victims were taken to a local hospital, where officers are working to gather updates. Authorities said it is not yet clear what was used in the attack or where inside the school it occurred.
Police confirmed that a suspect has been detained, and the scene is secure.
Foss High School students describe stabbing incident
What they’re saying:
FOX 13 Seattle reporter Dan Griffin is at the scene speaking with witnesses.
“So basically, this one guy, he took somebody’s vape pen, and they didn’t like that, so they were going to jump him — or they did I think. And he had a knife and he shanked four kids and one adult,” said one of the students.
That particular student said she did not see the incident, but heard about it.
“It’s ghetto. Why are we stealing from people?” she told FOX 13 Seattle. “And especially, carrying a weapon to school and killing people is crazy, not going to lie.”
Griffin spoke to a second student about her account of the situation.
“In class we hear, ‘This is a lockdown,’ and everybody’s like, ‘What is going on?’ And then all of a sudden I see the video airdropped to my friend’s phone, and we see the whole video happen — the whole fight and stuff — and it was just crazy. It was so bad, there was blood everywhere. And then I heard that, basically, the person who had the knife was — I don’t even know. They said it was some older kid that had already been to jail and stuff, so they came in with a knife. They only fought because over a puff.”
Map of Foss High School in Tacoma, Washington.
Foss High School stabbing
What we know:
FOX 13 Seattle confirmed with the Tacoma Fire Department that there are a total of five patients. Four of them are in serious condition. According to the Tacoma Police Department, one suspect is in custody.
Authorities do not know what was used to stab the victims or where it happened in the school.
They are also working to determine if all victims were stabbed, or if they were injured by other means.
Police are working with Tacoma Public Schools officials as the campus remains on lockdown. Officers are evacuating students and reuniting them with their parents in the student parking lot area.
Tacoma Police are on the scene of a stabbing at Foss High School. (FOX 13 Seattle)
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
The Source: Information in this story comes from the Tacoma Fire Department and the Tacoma Police Department.
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