20 KIDS STABBED AT A PENNSYLVANIA REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BY STUDENT WIELDING TWO KNIVES

Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville

Emergency crews in Pennsylvania responded Wednesday morning to reports of multiple stabbings at a Westmoreland County high school.

Authorities said that one suspect, a 16-year-old sophomore boy, is in custody following the 7:20 a.m. incident at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville.
 
Police said the suspect entered the school wielding two knives before the first class of the day was scheduled to begin. The suspect was subdued by a school police officer and an assistant principal.

Nineteen students and one adult were hurt in the attack, Murrysville Chief of Police Thomas Seefeld said in a press conference.

Dr. Chris Kauffman, the trauma director at Forbes Regional Hospital, characterized some of the teenage victims' wounds to the chest, back, and abdomen as life-threatening, according to NBC News. Three of those victims required surgery.

Authorities said that not all of those injured were stabbed by the suspect. Some suffered wounds amid the rush to flee the halls of the building.

After being taken into custody, the suspect was transported to an area hospital for treatment of injuries to his hands, Seefeld said.

An initial emergency message posted to the school website read:

A critical incident has occurred at the high school. All elementary schools are cancelled, the middle school and high school students are secure. Additional information will be released as soon as possible. Please keep our campus clear of traffic.

Multiple helicopters transported victims to nearby hospitals, WTAE reports.
Parents are instructed to pick up their children at Heritage Elementary school, Murrysville police announced. The high school will be closed over the next several days.