Lone Star College - The college's spokesman says emergency personnel have responded to the Houston-area college campus, where a lockdown is in effect. Ref. USAToday
This is just horrible and unfortunately so common in the US! My thoughts and prayers go to the families at this very difficult moment.
Multiple people were injured in a stabbing incident today at a Houston-area college, prompting officials to urge students to take shelter, the school said.
At least 12 people and as many as 14 have been injured in the incident at Lone Star College's CyFair campus in Cypress, according to CNN affiliates KHOU, KTRK and KPRC, which are citing authorities.
Authorities have detained one suspect, and another might be at large, the school said in a statement.
"There are multiple injuries and conflicting reports on the total number of victims and severity of injuries,"The school's statement said. "We an confirm that several people have been transported to area hospitals." Ref. CNN
Dylan Quick, 20, was charged in a stabbing spree at Lone Star College's Cypress, Texas, campus, an official said.
Quick was charged with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, said Donna Hawkins of the Harris County Prosecutor's Office.
Fourteen people were injured in the attack, Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia said. Two of them remained hospitalized in critical condition hours later. Ref. CNN