Three teenage students were stabbed multiple times in a fight that apparently broke out across the street from their high school in Queens Tuesday, police said.
Cops responded to a 10:30 a.m. call about a stabbing on Rockaway Boulevard in Ozone Park, not far from John Adams High School. A group of kids were on the sidewalk in front of a church, when a conversation turned into a brawl. The tussle lasted about a minute, with kids shoving and spinning.
After it was over, officers at the scene found a 17-year-old boy stabbed multiple times in the abdomen and arm and a 16-year-old boy stabbed in the leg and back, authorities say.
The chaos outside spilled into the high school, and put it on lockdown temporarily. After running into the school for help, both of those students were taken to a hospital, the older of them in critical condition. The extent of injuries of the other student injured in the fright was not clear.
Police said they have no suspect description at this time, and their investigation is ongoing. There was no immediate speculation on a possible cause of the fight. Evidence was gathered from two locations: In front of the church on Rockaway Boulevard, and on 102nd Street — the street surveillance video showed two people turn down.
The Department of Education said in a statement that "the safety of our students and staff is our top priority, and John Adams provided sanctuary to the two victims and went into a brief shelter-in after an off-campus incident. We are working closely with the NYPD on their ongoing investigation, and offering additional supports to the students and school.”
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