At least three victims in a stabbing at MO middle school

Early this morning Warrenton PD received calls a little before 8:00 a.m. reporting that there had been a stabbing at Black Hawk Middle School [BHMS].

Fox 2 St. Louis was on the scene to speak with PD, parents, and locals. Warrenton PD told Fox 2 St. Louis, they received the call at 7:55 a.m. for a stabbing [with a juvenile perpetrator]. They were on scene shortly after the call, and parents were alerted to the incident. Police state upon entering, they discovered a teacher had been stabbed. The teacher's identity has not been disclosed as of now.

The announcement that was blasted to parents and guardians stated there was a stabbing, and the threat had been removed. Parents were told to report to the designated area outside the school for a reuniting process.

Fox 2 St. Louis reports via on-scene interviews and the Warrenton PD, that two students and one teacher were victims, with one student being airlifted via medevac. The unnamed teacher was taken by ambulance to the hospital for treatment. The second student was treated on scene with superficial injuries.

Heather Keonig, mother of a student at BHMS, told Fox 2 St. Louis, "I just want to get my daughter out safely." Fox 2 reports Heather was still on the phone with her daughter when they arrived on scene. Heather told them, “She [daughter] told me initially they [students] were told it was a drill," but that the kids knew it wasn't a drill as the teachers began to show panic. Heather continued, "this is just nerve wracking."

Warrenton PD stated they have the suspect in custody. Fox 2 St. Louis correspondent Chad Mira stated in their coverage that while on scene they witnessed students crying upon exiting BHMS following the stabbing.

The tragedy sparked traffic jams, road closures, and backups. One mother told correspondents on scene that she was stuck in traffic for over an hour. Toni Whitaker, mother of 8th grader at BHMS, tells Fox 2 St. Louis that it was around 8:00 a.m. when she was on the highway and saw a text come through on her phone saying, "several students had been stabbed at Black Hawk Middle School," Whitaker continued, "I took the first exit to get here." She told Fox 2 that upon reaching proximity to BHMS, she found it impossible to get to the school as roads were blocked off and traffic was backed up to a standstill.

Drone footage from local news showed students pouring out of the school, and close to thousands gathered around the guardians area. Students were seen on footage being led in small groups to a designated student area for teachers to take account of their classes. Anchors state that the school was seeming to move students out classroom by classroom.