2 students stabbed after fight breaks out at Van Nuys High School, police say
School officials said 11 people were involved in the fight in the school's courtyard area.
VAN NUYS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Two students were stabbed and two others were injured Wednesday afternoon after a large fight broke out at Van Nuys High School.
Police responded to the campus on Cedros Avenue just before 11 a.m. where 11 students were involved in a brawl in the school's courtyard area, school officials said.
The two students stabbed are 16 and 15 years old. Two other teens were also injured but they weren't stabbed and their injuries were listed as non-life threatening.
According to Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, three students were detained following the fight though further details weren't immediately disclosed.
The school was placed on a temporary lockdown as officers searched the campus. No other injuries were reported.
During an afternoon news conference, Carvalho said it will now allow LAUSD schools to request the presence of a school police officer on campus. That option was available before Wednesday's incident.
"As of today, Van Nuys will have the presence of an officer within its school facilitates," he said.
The incident remains under investigation.
Anyone with information is urged to contact school police.
