Fitchburg

Student stabbed, another arrested at Fitchburg school, mayor says

The 15-year-old student who was taken into custody was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, according to Mayor Sam Squailia

First responders at Goodrich Academy in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, for an incident that prompted a brief lockdown on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024.
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A student was stabbed and another arrested at a Fitchburg, Massachusetts, school on Wednesday, the town's mayor said.

The stabbing at Goodrich Academy appeared to be targeted, and the student who was hurt and rushed to a nearby hospital has injuries that aren't life threatening, Mayor Sam Squailia said in a post on social media.

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The 15-year-old student who was taken into custody was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, Squailia said. While police were continuing to investigate, she said, there was no longer believed to be a threat to other students.

The school was briefly placed on lockdown, and students were eventually dismissed around 3 p.m. An ambulance, police cars and a fire truck were seen outside the school Wednesday afternoon.

NBC10 Boston has reached out to Fitchburg police for information.

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