Adult caregiver stabbed outside Crenshaw High, school officials say

The stabbing of an adult caregiver outside Crenshaw High School in South Los Angeles led to a lockdown of the campus Thursday morning, according to the LA Unified School District.

Multiple suspects have been apprehended by the Los Angeles School Police Department, the district said. 

The stabbing had led to a lockdown of the high school at 5000 S.11th Avenue in the Hyde Park neighborhood of South LA. It was reported at 9:01 a.m. and first responders were directed to the school although the stabbing was actually just outside the campus, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. 

The person wounded had gone to a hospital for treatment before first responders arrived, authorities said. 

Earlier, LAPD officials said three suspects in the stabbing were being sought. LAUSD later confirmed that campus police had taken suspects into custody but did not say how many individuals were involved. 

Few details about the circumstances of the stabbing have been released by authorities or school officials.

"This morning, individuals came on to campus and were involved in a physical altercation with one of our students before school.   The altercation escalated and unfortunately resulted in stabbing of an adult caregiver outside of the school," an LA Unified School District spokesperson said in a statement. "Parents of involved students have been notified.  We are investigating this incident further in accordance with Los Angeles Unified policy and with the assistance of the Los Angeles School Police Department."

No other information has been released.