West Midlands Police officers were called to University College Birmingham in the city centre after a teenager was stabbed
University College Birmingham in Summer Row (Image: Google)
Armed police were called to a college site in Birmingham after reports of a stabbing.
The incident took place at University College Birmingham with police called at around 3.30pm on Wednesday (September 10).
A 17-year-old boy was said to have been stabbed.
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And one person commented ‘we all got evacuated’.
Students are seen gathered outside the building following the ‘evacuation’ in one video posted online.
It shows two marked police cars with armed officers parked outside the Summer Row site.
Another person reported two police vans and five police cars there at one stage.
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One person said they were inside the building when it happened and claimed a ‘someone brought a 10-inch knife into the college’.
A mum commented: “OMG my daughter’s first day there!
“She is fine but a new experience for her and not one I want here ever being close to again!”
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In a report posted by the BBC it said it had contacted West Midlands Police which confirmed the police call out to Summer Row this afternoon.
Police had said a 17-year-old had been found with stab wounds but his injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.
The West Midlands force confirmed an investigation was underway to find the person responsible for the attack.
And it invited anyone with any information to get in touch by calling 101, on the force’s LiveChat section online.
Alternatively, anyone with any information can report it to independent charity, Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111.