Child airlifted to hospital after reported stabbing at North Miami Beach High School – NBC 6 South Florida

A child was airlifted to the hospital after a reported stabbing at North Miami Beach High School Thursday afternoon.

Aerial footage from Chopper 6 showed a major police presence at the school on Northeast 167th Street.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials confirmed they responded to a call in the area of the school and were airlifting a pediatric trauma alert patient to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center.

Officers could be seen closing off a sports field with yellow crime scene tape.

A spokesperson from Miami-Dade County Public Schools said a student was hospitalized for injuries after an “isolated altercation.”

“As a precaution, North Miami Beach Senior High School is currently on a secure, and a controlled dismissal is underway, the statement continued. “Miami-Dade Schools Police is currently investigating the incident and additional information will be provided as it becomes available.”

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