Three high school students were stabbed just after dismissal at 2:50 pm.

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Three high school students, all male, were stabbed outside of Brownsville Academy High School in Brooklyn on Tuesday afternoon.

According to the New York Post, three high school students were stabbed outside their school, and not less than an hour after, another teen was knifed in a separate attack in the same borough, police officials stated.

The stabbing of the three high school students happened outside Brownsville Academy on East York Avenue near asr 98th Street just after their dismissal at 2:50 in the afternoon. According to police the stabbing of the three high school students was because of some sort of dispute.

One of the three high school students was an 18 year old who was stabbed in the chest, he was taken to Kings County Hospital and is in a seriouos condition. The second of the three high school students was a 17 year old who was stabbed in the ear and taken to Brookdale hospital and is in stable condition. The last of the three high school students was also 17, stabbed in the chest and also taken to Brookdale hospital and is also in stable condition.

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Four miles away in Red Hook, another teen was also stabbed in the face around 3:30 pm.

According to Pix 11, a person was taken into police custody. It was not made clear what led to the stabbing of the three high school students.

Pix 11 also reached out to the Department of Education for a statement regarding the stabbing of the three high school students. The Spokesperson for the New York City Department of Education said in a statement that violence has no place in the community. They added that they are providing necessary follow-up supports to the school community, including emotional and mental health supports for the students who need it.

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