HONOLULU, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Roosevelt High School in Honolulu, Hawaii sent its 1,400 students home at 10 a.m. on Tuesday morning, following a shooting incident that put the school on lockdown for nearly two hours.
Roosevelt High students being released at 10 am due to a campus incident. Parents are asked to pick up students on the track field. #HInews
— HI Dept of Education (@HIDOE808) January 28, 2014Described as a "non-active student" registered at the school, the 17-year-old allegedly tried to stab officers with a knife.
“Upon seeing the police officers, the male became combative and brandished a knife, which he used to slash at the officers,” the Honolulu Police Department said in a statement. “One of the officers fired two shots, striking the male once. The male was taken to a hospital in serious condition with non-life threatening injuries,” officials said.
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Authorities said later that the teenager would be charged with three counts of attempted murder.
New photo from Roosevelt HS following reports of shots fired. Latest: http://t.co/ZFTDoa5tVt #HINews #BREAKING pic.twitter.com/xbZpKmk3Tl
Advertisement— Nicole Bento (@NicoleHNN) January 28, 2014[Maui Now, Hawaii Civil Beat, Hawaii News Now]
