Student accused of stabbing KIPP Academy staff member several times, Lynn police say [Video]

POLICE. TED. WELL, JESSICA, IT’S BEEN A HECTIC SCENE HERE THIS MORNING. IN FACT, THIS SCHOOL WAS ON LOCKDOWN FOR SEVERAL HOURS. IT IS NOW SINCE BEEN OPENED UP AS PARENTS ARE STARTING TO COME HERE TO PICK UP THEIR KIDS AFTER CLASSES HAVE BEEN CANCELED FOR THE DAY. NOW THE SCHOOL’S CONFIRMED A STAFF MEMBER WAS STABBED MULTIPLE TIMES, AND THAT STAFF MEMBER HAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH NON-LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. WE WERE TOLD THE SUSPECT THEN FLED THE SCHOOL BUT WAS ARRESTED A SHORT TIME AGO. AN 18 YEAR OLD FROM CHELSEA HAS BEEN ARRESTED BY LYNN POLICE AND WE ARE TOLD HE WILL BE CHARGED WITH ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO MURDER. NOW, IT’S STILL UNCLEAR WHAT THAT STAFF MEMBER WAS STABBED WITH. FAMILIES HAVE BEEN TEXTING WITH THEIR KIDS INSIDE AND NOW THOSE KIDS ARE BEING PICKED UP AS CLASSES ARE CANCELED FOR THE REMAINDER …