2 teens stabbed at Miami Northwestern Senior High; video shows separate campus brawl
Two teenagers were hospitalized Monday after a stabbing at Miami Northwestern Senior High School, as videos circulating on social media appeared to show a violent fight inside the school around the time of the incident.
Officials say Miami Fire Rescue responded to the school, located at 1100 N.W. 71st Street in Liberty City, around 12:30 p.m.
Authorities said two male students, ages 18 and 15, were injured in the stabbing and were transported to Jackson Memorial Hospital.
The 15-year-old suffered a laceration to his hand, officials say, and both teens were listed in stable condition as of Monday evening.
Around the same time of the stabbing, video of a violent brawl purportedly inside a hallway at Miami Northwestern began circulating on social media. The footage appears to show two teenagers attacking another student as other students gather nearby.
The person who posted the video claimed that the student who was stabbed was not among those seen fighting.
At one point in the recording, a voice can be heard warning that another student has a knife.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools has not confirmed whether the confrontation captured on video was directly connected to the stabbing.
In a statement, the school district said administrators and Miami-Dade Schools Police immediately responded to the incident.
"Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is aware of an incident involving students at one of our high schools. The matter was immediately addressed by the school's administration and the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department, subsequently resulting in criminal charges," the statement read. "The District takes the safety and well-being of our students and staff very seriously and remains committed to maintaining a secure school environment for all."
CBS News Miami spoke with students and parents at the school as it appeared there was a stepped-up police presence at the school before classes started. Some of them said they were on edge as a result of what happened.
Deliano Dol, who has a daughter in the 9th grade at the school, told CBS News Miami, "This is stressful. This is stressful. It is crazy that a child could bring a knife to the school."
Another parent who did not provide her full name said, "We are worried. We want our kids to be safe. We want more security for our kids."
Dagna Caceres, a student at the school, said, "I guess I am like shocked. I guess there are common problems with teens my age. A lot of us suffer from anger issues. We are reckless, but to take out a weapon over a small argument, it is crazy."
She said, "For myself, I know I am going to be ok, but I don't know what the other people are going through."
A spokeswoman for the Miami-Dade school system told CBS News Miami that three people have been arrested following this incident.
The circumstances leading up to the stabbing remain under investigation.