

Chris Fox, CP24.com





A male student was rushed to hospital with unknown injuries after he was stabbed in the chest outside Central Tech High School on the first day of school on Tuesday.

According to Principal Lisa Edwards, the 19-year-old victim was stabbed in a laneway on school property at around 1 p.m. following some sort of altercation between two groups of people and then made his way to the front doors of the school where he was assisted by some fellow students and three teachers.

The victim, who suffered a punctured lung in the stabbing, has since been placed under police custody and will face charges in connection with an unrelated incident, according to police. Meanwhile, four male suspects believed to have been involved in the stabbing itself remain outstanding.

The school was placed under a lockdown after the incident; however the order was lifted at around 4 p.m. after police conducted a thorough search of the building.

Speaking with reporters at the scene, Det. Jessica McInnes said the stabbing was “not a random attack” but refused to say whether there may be a connection to gang violence.

“It appears to be some sort of dispute and it escalated,” she said. “We are just in the midst of an investigation, we have identified some of the suspects and we just want them to turn themselves in right away.”

Two knives recovered

McInnes said that police have recovered two knives on scene and are continuing to review surveillance camera footage and look for other evidence.

Social workers will be on hand at Central Tech tomorrow to speak with students and staff that were affected by today’s attack.

"The students were very concerned at the time, he (the victim) does have friends in the building. This is a very positive school community where the students look after each other," Edwards told reporters at the scene late Tuesday afternoon.

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