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A New Jersey highschool pupil was taken to a hospital in crucial situation after he was stabbed within the faculty constructing, allegedly by one other pupil, on Tuesday, prompting a lockdown and large police response.

A name concerning the stabbing at Fort Lee Excessive College got here in shortly earlier than 11 a.m. Officers say responding officers discovered a male pupil stabbed a number of occasions. The suspected assailant, one other pupil and in addition a juvenile, was apprehended on the Lemoine Avenue scene and is in police custody.

The stabbed boy is predicted to outlive his accidents. It wasn’t clear what sparked the assault.

In a observe to oldsters, the board of schooling stated the college went into lockdown. Extra safety measures remained in place all through the early afternoon, because the investigation continues.

“At the moment, there isn’t a speedy menace to the security of our college group, and we’re cooperating totally with legislation enforcement as they conduct their investigation. As a result of incident all roads resulting in and from Fort Lee Excessive College are closed. Please don’t report back to the college,” the college board stated in its discover.

NBC New York crews noticed numerous police automobiles blockading all entrances to the college and no college students have been noticed exterior.

One aunt, whose nephew attends the highschool, advised Information 4 she was anxious for her nephew’s security and was not allowed to get near the constructing.

No phrase on what might have led as much as the stabbing as detectives start their investigation.

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