Stabbing Prompts Brief Lockdown At High School In Prince George's Co.

RIVERDALE PARK, MD — A lockdown was put in place at Parkdale High School around 9:20 a.m. Thursday following a stabbing. It was lifted around 40 minutes later.

The suspect - a student at the high school - has been identified and taken into custody, the school district said. He has since been charged with attempted murder and related charges, according to Prince George's Police. The student was arrested and taken to the Cheltenham Juvenile Detention Facility.

The 14-year-old student who was stabbed was taken to a local hospital in critical but stable condition, according to the police department.

"All students and staff are safe, accounted for and remaining in their classrooms while police secure the building," school officials said on social media shortly after the lockdown was put in place. "At no point was there an ongoing threat to students or staff, and normal operations were restored once it was determined the campus was secure."

Later on Thursday, school officials said that the incident involved a pocket knife and "was quickly contained." The student will face consequences on behalf of the school district.

“In coordination with law enforcement, the school system is reviewing security footage and gathering information to determine how the prohibited item entered the building,” the school system wrote.