Teen stabbed in head and back at Verdugo Hills High, another in abdomen, source says
LA TimesLaw enforcement and medical teams converged on Verdugo Hills High School on Monday after two students were stabbed on campus. Two students were stabbed Monday at Verdugo Hills High School in Tujunga. At Verdugo Hills, the first notice to parents about Monday’s stabbing went out at 2:24 p.m. “An incident is occurring on our campus that has required our school to go into a ‘lockdown’ at 2:08 p.m.,” the alert stated. “We implemented lockdown procedures in response to an incident of violence among our students at 2:00 p.m. Students remain safe, and the parents of the students involved in the incident have been contacted.” The school’s regular dismissal time is 3:36 p.m. A third notice went out at 3:50 p.m. “The lockdown of our campus has been lifted and our school remains open and safe for instruction.” The Los Angeles School Police have “indicated that police activity has concluded, and a suspect has been detained.” The alert also included general information about the victims: “Two students were injured but promptly received medical attention by the responding officers and emergency medical personnel on-site.