Flint airport police officer in critical condition after stabbing

Allie Gross , Robert Allen | Detroit Free Press

Show Caption Hide Caption Police officer stabbed at Flint airport On Wednesday morning, a police officer was stabbed in the neck at Bishop International Airport in Flint, Michigan.

An airport police officer is in critical condition and Bishop International Airport in Flint has been evacuated after a reported stabbing Wednesday morning.

The FBI is investigating, and Michigan State Police posted a tweet saying, "Please keep the officer in your prayers."

According to the airport's Facebook page: "An airport police officer has been injured. All passengers are safe and are being evacuated at this time."

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Ken Brown told The Flint Journal he was dropping off his daughter at the airport and saw the officer bleeding from his neck. He says he saw a man detained by police and a knife on the ground.

"The cop was on his hands and knees bleeding from his neck," Brown said. "I said they need to get him a towel."

Cherie Carpenter, who was awaiting a flight to Texas to see her new grandchild, tells Flint TV station WJRT she saw the attacker being led away in handcuffs. She described the man in custody as appearing "blank, just totally blank."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.