BOSTON (WHDH) - Police responded to Madison Park High School in Roxbury for reports of a stabbing Wednesday afternoon.
According to police, around 12:08 p.m., officers arrived and found a 17-year-old male suffering from a non-life-threatening stab wound. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Police say a preliminary investigation indicates the stabbing took place in a hallway inside the school.
“It is crazy,” Jenice Geshield said, an aunt of a student. “Its insane, its insane! Send your kids to school hoping they’ll be safe and pray they get home alright.”
“My nephew texted me and his mother, said someone got stabbed,” Geshield continued.
Students tell 7NEWS it happened after a fire alarm and when the victim was headed to a culinary class.
“All the teachers were just flying everywhere, telling everyone to get into classroom and everyone was asking what happened,” Jayden Perez said, a student.
School officials put the high school and nearby O’Bryant Middle School into safe mode.
“She called me she said ‘mom we’re in safe mode, someone was stabbed.’ I said ‘where are you?’ She said ‘the back of the class, teachers are here, the doors are locked,’” Dawn Marie Cahill said, the mother of a student.
Authorities say the suspect took off as officials were seen going in and out of the building.
Boston Public Schools put out a statement, saying in part, “The safety of our students and staff is our highest priority, and we are taking this incident very seriously.”
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