Three members of the Morgan State football team were stabbed on campus on Tuesday afternoon in an incident that left one “seriously injured,” according to the Baltimore Sun.
University spokesman Clint Coleman told the Sun that a suspect was seen outside a school cafeteria “wildly swinging” a knife in an area near residence halls and a practice football field. The incident took place at around 2:05 p.m.
Police said that one victim was “stabbed in the chest” and is currently hospitalized and in “very serious” condition. Fortunately, the victims’ injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, Coleman said.
Police Commissioner Anthony W. Batts confirmed that the victims were football players.
A statement from school president David Wilson offered further details:
Based on information given to us by law enforcement, there was an altercation involving several students. The altercation resulted in three of the students being wounded with a knife. Two of the three were transported to area hospitals where the latest update is that the wounds are not believed to be life-threatening at this point, although one of the students was listed in critical but stable condition. One student was treated on the scene and not taken to the hospital.
According to Coleman, the incident may be connected to a fight that occurred at a “campus dance.” Coleman also said that a suspect is in custody.
From the Sun:
Coleman said a suspect was in custody, and that the incident may be connected to fights over the weekend at a campus dance. That event drew 1,200 people had to be broken up after the fights broke out, police said. The party, sponsored by the student government and Greek letter organizations, had marked the first on-campus party since a moratorium had been placed on such events a year ago, in part due to a similar incident.
The football team, which had its first day of spring practices on Tuesday, went 7-6 last year and won a share of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, earning a trip to the FCS playoffs.
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