Crime
Graphic Video Shows Student Stabbed at North Atlanta High School
ATLANTA — North Atlanta High School was placed on lockdown Friday morning after a student was injured in an apparent stabbing during a fight on campus, according to Atlanta Public Schools officials and law enforcement sources.
Preliminary reports indicate that two students were involved in a physical altercation when one of them produced a pair of scissors and stabbed the other.
Emergency responders arrived within minutes, and the injured student was assisted by classmates before being transported for medical care.
His condition has not yet been released.
According to sources familiar with the incident, the victim is an autistic student.
Investigators are also reviewing video footage circulating on social media that allegedly captures inflammatory and possibly biased language used by the aggressor during the confrontation.
Authorities have emphasized that they are working to determine whether bias or motive played any role, noting that no conclusions have been reached at this time.
Channel2 NOW obtained video showing the fight between the two students. In the footage, one student is seen holding a pair of scissors.
Moments later, the second student appears with visible facial injuries and is helped to his feet by others.
Out of caution and to secure the scene, the school was placed on lockdown while police conducted an initial sweep and began interviewing witnesses.
The lockdown was lifted once authorities determined there was no ongoing threat to students or staff.
Atlanta Public Schools Police and school administrators are cooperating in the active investigation.
No information has been released regarding disciplinary actions or potential charges.
Additional updates will be provided as more details are confirmed.
Crime
ICE Tear Gas Canister Strikes Family Vehicle in Minneapolis, Six Children Hurt, Including Infant, Taken to Hospital
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Emergency responders and community members reported a distressing incident during ongoing federal immigration enforcement activity in south Minneapolis, involving the use of tear gas and other crowd-control tactics by federal agents and resulting in injuries to several civilians, including children.
According to local witnesses and media reports, after a federal law enforcement operation involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) earlier in the week, tensions remained high in the surrounding neighborhood.
In one reported episode, residents attempting to leave an area where tear gas was being deployed sought to escape the effects of the chemical agents by entering a vehicle.
As tear gas canisters spread through nearby streets, a family with multiple children, including infants and young minors, was forced to shelter inside their car.
A tear gas canister reportedly landed under or near the vehicle, causing widespread irritation and breathing difficulties for those inside.
Emergency services were called, and some family members — including the children — were taken by ambulance for medical evaluation after experiencing breathing issues.
One infant was reported to have experienced breathing distress and received emergency medical attention.
Reports from bystanders indicated that parents administered first aid at the scene, including mouth-to-mouth resuscitation for a young child, before paramedics arrived.
Witness accounts describe the situation as chaotic but nonviolent on the part of the civilians, with several families attempting simply to leave the area as federal agents used tear gas and less-lethal munitions.
Those accounts state that no active threat to officers was present at the time the gas was deployed near the family vehicle.
Authorities have not yet released an official statement confirming the specific details of this encounter or whether federal agents intended to target the vehicle.
The Minneapolis Police Department and federal agencies involved in the operation have not publicly corroborated all aspects of the civil accounts, and the situation remains under review by local law enforcement.
Officials continue to investigate multiple related events unfolding in Minneapolis, including other recent uses of force by federal agents.
Local health officials and emergency responders are urging anyone affected by tear gas exposure to seek medical attention.
Community leaders have called for a thorough and transparent review of federal crowd-control tactics and their impact on bystanders, particularly children and other vulnerable individuals.