At least 20 people
were injured this morning during a stabbing at Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pa. Four of the victims were airlifted to local hospitals. One person—a student from the school—is in police custody.
The severity of the injuries isn't yet known, though Westmoreland County emergency management spokesman Dan Stevens
told WTAE he doesn't think they're life threatening.
There are conflicting reports about the ages of the victims. Westmoreland County emergency management spokesman Dan Stevens
told CBS Pittsburgh that all 20 were students at the school, though local hospitals have reported receiving victims between the ages of 14 and 60.
UPDATE 1:42 pm: According to a doctor at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, one of the victims, a 17-year-old,
is on life support. The doctor also said a large knife was used in the attack
Murrysville police Chief Thomas Seefeld identified the adult victim as a security guard at the school.
From
CBS Pittsburgh:
Jeff Dahlke with the security company who provides security for Franklin Regional High School says the suspect was armed with two knives.
"The alarm went off, and students started rushing outside, the security guard outside rushed in, and came upon his supervisor, and a vice principal who had the suspect in custody on the ground and was trying to control him, and try to get the weapons away from him," Dahlke said.
Police say that security guard was stabbed in the abdomen
UPDATE 10:56 am: Nineteen of the 20 victims were students; the other vicim was a faculty member. The suspect,
a 16-year-old sophomore, was carrying
two knives and was
tackled by the school's principal. Police still don't know the motive for the attack.
Forbes doctor: All knife wounds were to the lower abdomen...one student stabbed in the liver...some had injuries to their organs.
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— Courtney Brennan (@WPXI_Courtney)
April 9, 2014
Forbes Hospital says: 3 victims still in OR-critical condition, 2 stabilized in critical condition. 1 or 2 others may require surgery.
— jennifer antkowiak (@jenantkowiak)
April 9, 2014
UPDATE 9:34 am: Seven of the victims have
life-threatening injuries, according to a doctor at Forbes Regional Hospital.
Those stabbing victims with the most serious injuries have puncture wounds to the trunk and torso.
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— Peggy Finnegan (@PeggyatWPXI)
April 9, 2014
Several adults
were also stabbed in the attack.
I don't feel safe 
