A 16-year-old boy was stabbed during a fight at New Rochelle High School in New York on Thursday morning, more than a week after another student at the same school was knifed to death off campus.
The school, which has been through three stabbings over the past nine days, was placed on lockdown this morning while police investigated this latest violent incident.
According to police, they received a 911 call at around 8.50am about an altercation between two students, which left one of them injured.
On high alert: A police officer is pictured during Thursday’s lockdown at New Rochelle High School after a 16-year-old student was stabbed
Violence: There have been three stabbings at or near the school in nine days, one of them fatal
The 16-year-old victim was taken to a local hospital to be treated for two stab wounds to his left torso. He is expected to recover.
Investigators say surveillance video captured a 15-year-old student leaving the school building after the stabbing, but so far no arrests have been made, reported NBC 4 New York.
Less than 24 hours earlier, another 15-year-old New Rochelle High School student was stabbed while ordering food at a local pizza parlor.
Police said the teen was attacked by 16- and 17-year-olds at around 2.30pm on Wednesday at Gemelli Pizzeria, which is located near the school campus. No suspects have been detained, reported The Journal News.
The most serious of the three recent incidents involving New Rochelle High School took place on January 10, when Valaree Schwab, 16, was fatally stabbed with a steak knife at a nearby Dunkin’ Donuts, after she reportedly tried to fight back against schoolmates who had been allegedly bullying her.
Z’Inah Bown, also aged 16, was arrested after turning herself in the next day and was charged with second-degree murder.
Students at New Rochelle High School told ABC News this week that Schwab was being tormented by Brown and others at the Dunkin’ Donuts.
There were five or six teenagers in the group that ganged up on Valaree, which included both boys and girls, police said.
Schwab tried to fight them off with pepper spray after being harassed by them on the 10-minute walk down which ended at the Dunkin’ Donuts.
Valaree Megan Schwab, 16, died in hospital after being stabbed twice in the torso last Wednesday
None of the other teenagers present have been identified. It is not clear how long they had allegedly been bullying Valaree.
After the attack, Z’Inah fled the scene, leaving Valaree behind.
Police have arrested 16-year-old Z’Inah Brown for her death
She was taken to hospital in the Bronx but was later pronounced dead.
Classmates have since described Valaree as a ‘unique’ student who ‘spoke her mind’.
In her obituary, she was described as a keen musician with a passion for the guitar.
She filmed YouTube videos about causes she believed in, including one in which she slammed Donald Trump and called his presidency ‘tyranny’.
Brown was charged with second degree murder after turning herself in a day after the attack last week.
Her mother was in court for her arraignment last week but gave no comment as she left.
School staff say they are ‘saddened’ by the teenager’s death.
In a statement last week, they said Valaree was not in classes on the day of the attack.
It is not clear if Brown was in school on the day of the attack or not.
The two girls were arguing outside this Dunkin’ Donuts near their high school in New Rochelle, New York, when Valaree pepper sprayed Brown, allegedly prompting her to pull out a steak knife and stab her twice
Valaree was described as a ‘unique’ girl who loved playing the guitar and who ‘spoke her mind’
Police appealed for Brown after the attack last week. She handed herself in and was arrested on suspicion of second degree murder
‘The City School District of New Rochelle is saddened by the incident on North Avenue today in which a New Rochelle High School student was stabbed.
‘The student was not in school today and the incident did not happen on school grounds.
‘New Rochelle High School and School District officials are cooperating fully with the New Rochelle Police Department in this matter.
‘The High School and District will make counselors, social workers and other professionals available for students and staff who require assistance for as long as is necessary.
‘All other information about the incident should come from the New Rochelle Police Department,’ they said.
A representative for the school district did not respond to questions about Valaree’s death on Tuesday.
It is not known if the bullying was ever reported to staff. Valaree’s grieving family has not commented on her death.
Valaree was not in school on the day of the attack, according to officials
Valaree (seen above with loved ones in a photograph which accompanied her obituary) was trying to fight off her attackers when she died