A stabbing victim is loaded into a helicopter on the Lone Star College Cy-Fair campus. (Reuters)
At least 14 people were wounded in an apparent mass stabbing at Lone Star College's CyFair campus in Cypress, Texas, on Tuesday. The suspect, armed with what one witness described as an X-Acto knife, was detained.
The school was placed on lockdown.
"Seek shelter now," Lone Star's Twitter feed warned Tuesday afternoon. "If away, stay away."
The incident occurred near and around the school's Health Science Center and remains an active crime scene, police said.
Four victims were transported by helicopter with serious injuries "consistent with laceration," a spokesman for the Harris County Sheriff's Office said. Two others were taken by ambulance to a local trauma center. The rest were treated for minor injuries.
A public information officer with the Another witness told CNN that the suspect in custody was hearing impaired.
An announcement was made over loud speakers warning students to seek shelter. "This is an emergency," the announcement said, according to KHOU-TV. "Everybody stay inside of your rooms. Do not leave your rooms."
An alert issued on the school's website indicated that "another suspect may possibly be at large." But the spokesman for Harris County Sheriff's Office said there was no evidence of other suspects.
In January, three people were wounded in a shooting at Lone Star College's North Harris campus near Houston. More than 90,000 students attend classes across the Lone Star College system's six campuses.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/lone-star-stabbing-184840929.html
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