Student in custody after 3 injured at Missouri middle school

A student was taken into custody after two students and a teacher were injured in a stabbing at Black Hawk Middle School in Warrenton, Missouri, on November 12, police said. All three victims were reported stable, and authorities said there was no continuing threat to the community.

Emergency crews were sent to the school at about 8 a.m. after reports of an assault, according to the Warren County Ambulance District. Police said the student suspect had fled before first responders arrived. Officers placed the school on lockdown and located the student shortly after beginning their investigation. The student was taken into custody without incident, police said.

Two patients were transported to hospitals. One student was flown by medical helicopter to a children’s hospital in serious condition, while a teacher was taken by ambulance to a local hospital, also in serious condition at the time of transport, according to authorities. The ambulance district said a third patient was treated and released at the scene. Police described the other injured student’s wounds as superficial. The victims were later reported stable.

The Warrenton Police Department is leading the investigation....