NYC high school stabbing: Person in custody after 15-year-old student stabbed

Student stabbed at Brooklyn High School

Students spent most of the day Tuesday locked inside their classrooms getting searched and questioned as parents waited outside. FOX 5 NY's Richard Giacovis reports outside the school in Midwood.

BROOKLYN - A person of interest is in custody after a 15-year-old student was stabbed Tuesday morning inside a New York City high school.

Police responded to a 911 call just before 9:30 a.m. at Edward R. Murrow High School in Midwood, Brooklyn, the NYPD said.

According to police, the boy suffered a stab wound to the stomach and was taken to Maimonides Hospital in stable condition.

SkyFOX was over the scene earlier this morning.

Police said the suspect fled the building following the stabbing.

There is no word if a weapon was recovered.

In a statement, the DOE said, "The safety and well-being of our students is our absolute top priority. Following an incident in the school, NYPD School Safety immediately responded, and NYPD and EMS are on site. The building was placed on a brief lockdown which has now been lifted."

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