2 women stabbed at NE Philadelphia middle school; arrest made, school placed on lockdown

Police said a 63-year-old woman was stabbed in the left side and was taken to a hospital, and a 31-year-old woman was stabbed in the right arm and refused treatment.

Associated Press

November 19, 2024

A police car is seen in a file photo. (Alexandru Cuznetov/MCT)

Two adult staffers were wounded Tuesday in a stabbing at a northeast Philadelphia middle school, police and the school’s principal said.

Officers were called shortly after noon to a report of a person with a weapon at Castor Garden Middle School and found a 63-year-old woman was stabbed in her left side and a 31-year-old woman in the right arm, police said. The first victim was taken to a hospital where her condition wasn’t immediately available; the second victim refused medical treatment.

Police said an arrest was made and a weapon was recovered. No information was immediately released about the suspect or the circumstances of the stabbing.

Principal Shawn McGuigan said in a message to families that the victims were staffers at the school, WPVI-TV reported. McGuigan said the school was placed on lockdown and all students were safe.

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