2 students stabbed at Queens high school
NEW YORK - Two 17-year-old students were stabbed at a New York City high school Thursday afternoon, according to the NYPD.
The attack happened at Martin Van Buren High School on Hillside Avenue in Queens Village, Queens, police said.
One student was stabbed in the stomach, and another was stabbed in the shoulder. Both are expected to survive, according to police.
Police said students were in a brief lockdown following the stabbing.
Cellphone video shows two students fighting in the hallway.
FOX 5 NY's Jessica Formoso said that fight turned physical.
"I see two people come out, one was on a stretcher with his shoulder bandaged up and another came with his whole neck bandaged down completely," a student said.
"It's terrifying me and other parents too," a parent said.
It is unclear at what point the weapon was pulled and what led to the stabbing.
Police confirmed that they do have someone in custody and the age of that person and charges are pending.
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