A 16-year-old student was stabbed in the parking lot of Sachem High School East in Farmingville and was hospitalized in serious condition, authorities said Thursday. A 15-year-old was taken into custody in connection with the attack, which happened just outside the Long Island school building around 2 p.m.
Student Rushed to Stony Brook University Hospital
According to FOX 5 New York, the 16-year-old was stabbed in the Sachem High School East parking lot and remains in serious condition. The Sachem Central School District told Patch that the injured student was immediately transported to Stony Brook University Hospital, per Patch. The stabbing happened outside the Farmingville school at around 2 p.m., as reported by ABC7 New York.
What Led to the Attack Remains Unclear
The circumstances that led to the stabbing were not yet known Thursday, and few other details had been released, according to the same ABC7 account. Police have not detailed what led up to the confrontation or what type of weapon was used, the station's report notes. A 15-year-old is in custody, though authorities have not released the identities of either teenager involved, and charges had not yet been announced as of Thursday evening.
District Says Campus Is Secure
The Sachem Central School District said the physical campus is secure and that the Suffolk County Police Department is actively investigating the incident. FOX 5 New York's Jodi Goldberg had the latest developments.
Not the First Knife Scare at a Sachem School
The stabbing comes after a separate incident in the same district: during the fall-semester security incidents reported November 5, 2026, two Sachem North High School students were arrested following a dispute during which one of them brought a knife to school, according to Newsday. During the same fall-semester security incidents reported in November 2026, a 15-year-old Lindenhurst student was charged after allegedly threatening online to shoot people at Brennan High School in West Babylon, the paper reported. Thursday's stabbing at Sachem High School East remains under investigation, with no further details released by officials.
