Parent fight and stabbing disrupts Fort Worth elementary school awards ceremony
Parent stabbing disrupts elementary school ceremony
A stabbing outside a Fort Worth elementary school on Thursday morning reportedly happened during the school's fifth grade graduation ceremony, officials said.
FORT WORTH, Texas - A stabbing outside a Fort Worth elementary school on Thursday morning reportedly happened during the school's fifth grade graduation ceremony, officials said.
What we know:
Fort Worth police confirmed the stabbing happened outside South Hills Elementary School around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday.
Two parents who had past verbal altercations began arguing in the school's parking lot. One parent stabbed the other with a knife and then ran away, police said.
The victim was taken to the hospital with an upper body wound. His condition is unknown.
Witnesses were able to identify the suspect as 28-year-old Keshawn Fields, who was arrested a few blocks away from campus. He's now facing charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
No students were hurt.
The incident happened during the school's outdoor fifth grade graduation and awards ceremony.
The district said the students were immediately brought inside out of an abundance of caution. The campus was then placed on hold, which means no one was allowed in or out of the building and students were kept in secure areas.
That hold has since been lifted and parents are allowed to pick up their children.
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What we don't know:
It’s not clear how serious the victim's injuries are.
What they're saying:
Kason Lopez, a student at the school, described the scene.
"All of us were hiding in the lockers. Everyone was crying," Lopez said.
Valerie Heck, a parent, said the incident was frightening.
"It was more like a commotion and everybody was running around scared," said Heck.
The Source: The information in this story comes from the Fort Worth Police Department and the Fort Worth Independent School District.