UPDATE: Feb. 22, 10:52 p.m. - North Penn School District has issued the following statement:
This evening at approximately 5:30 pm, local police were called to Oak Park Elementary School campus due to a report of a stabbing. It was after school hours and not related to any school activity. There were no students in the building at the time, including Extended School Care who had all been picked up by then.
As of the time of this email, we are still learning details as it is an ongoing police investigation and we do not have more information to share except that the suspect is in custody.
Tragic events such as this are always upsetting. I want to assure you that the safety of the Oak Park community is our number one priority. Thank you to our local police and NPSD security who responded swiftly to this evening’s events.
On February 22, 2021 at approximately 5:20 PM, Hatfield Township Police Officers responded to the Oak Park Elementary School located at 500 Squirrel Lane in Hatfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania for a reported 911 call of a stabbing to the rear of the school. Officers located two victims in the area of the rear exterior playground who each suffered multiple stab wounds. Both victims are minors. They were transported by Volunteer Medical Service Corps (VMSC) to Lehigh Valley Hospital for further medical treatment.
The male subject responsible for this attack has been taken into custody by the Hatfield Township Police Department and is no longer a threat to the community. He is a minor and is not being identified at this time. This is an ongoing investigation so no additional information is being released at this time.
First responders were dispatched to the intersection of Squirrel Lane and Pine Street at 5:20 p.m. for a report of a victim that was stabbed. Sources told North Penn Now there were two teenagers stabbed with one being transported as a class-one trauma victim to Lehigh Valley Hospital and the other victim being transported as a class-two trauma victim to Lehigh Valley Hospital.
Sources said the older victim sustained multiple stab wounds to their head. The teens were playing at the school’s playground at the time of the incident, according to reports.
It is unclear how the stabbing occurred. 6ABC is reporting that police said a suspect fled the scene, but police did not provide a description.
This story will be updated.
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