Teen stabbed, security guard shot after brawl at Buffalo high school

A 14-year-old boy was repeatedly stabbed in a fight at a Buffalo high school Wednesday — and a security guard was shot while trying to help, according to officials.

Police initially thought the boy had also been shot following a large brawl near a parking lot just after classes ended at McKinley High School, only realizing he had been stabbed after he was taken into surgery.

The guard suffered a non-life-threatening leg wound, Deputy Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said.

At least 100 pupils in afterschool were locked down in the building for hours as police from several agencies swamped the area, with a helicopter flying overhead for at least an hour, the Buffalo News noted.

Worried parents stood outside as at least two armored SWAT vehicles pulled up and heavily armed officers searched the building to make sure there was not an active shooter threat, the paper said.

As of Thursday morning, police had not announced any arrests. Gramaglia would not say whether the suspect was believed to be a student.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown confirmed that the injured boy — who was not identified — had been stabbed “multiple times.” 

He was in “stable condition and is being closely monitored,” Brown tweeted.

“The security officer who was shot protecting the children has been treated and released and is expected to fully recover,” he said of the guard, who had also not been identified.

The mayor called it “a very dark day in our city.”

“As of last night, eight school shootings had occurred across the United States in 2022. Now, the City of Buffalo has the horrible distinction of becoming the ninth,” he tweeted late Wednesday.

The school would be going to remote classes for at least the next few days, said officials who warned it could last even longer.

“The impact of what happened at McKinley High School late this afternoon is still incalculable,” the mayor tweeted. 

“Families are shaken, educators and students are distraught, and many of our children are scared.”

Gov. Kathy Hochul also said that her “heart is with my hometown of Buffalo.”

“I’m praying for the victims and their families, the members of the McKinley High School community, and our brave first responders who responded to this horrific event,” she tweeted.

“Gun violence is a public health crisis. No child should feel afraid to go to school. No parent should have to worry if their child is going to come home. Victims of gun violence deserve action, and they will get it,” she vowed.

With Post wires