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Student detained after reports of stabbing at Warren High

DOWNEY — A lockdown at Warren High School has been lifted and all students are safe following an assault with a deadly weapon that occurred on campus Wednesday, with one student arrested and another receiving medical care.

According to Downey Police Department, officers responded to the school at around 12:23 pm following an altercation resulting in one student being stabbed. The suspect was quickly taken into custody and the victim’s injuries are described as non-life threatening.

Normal instruction had resumed as of 2 pm, although parents were given the option to check their children out from school for the remainder of the day.

The incident is still currently under investigation. Anyone with additional information about this incident is asked to contact Detective Villa at (562) 904-2368 or Gvilla@downeyca.org.