2 students, teacher stabbed at middle school, police say

WARRENTON, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) - Two students and a teacher were stabbed at a middle school in Missouri, according to authorities.

Warrenton police said a male student stabbed two students and a teacher with a 4- to 5-inch blade inside a classroom at Black Hawk Middle School around 7:55 a.m.

One student was flown to a children’s hospital, and the teacher was also taken to a hospital. The other student suffered “superficial wounds,” police said.

The suspect is in custody, and there is no threat to the public.

Police said all classrooms had been cleared as of 10:41 a.m.

The Warren County R-III School District said all schools in the district will dismiss at 12:41 p.m., and all Black Hawk Middle School sports have been canceled.