OMAHA — Police say a male student stabbed a female student, then himself, at a high school in Omaha. The incident led to the lockdown Tuesday afternoon of Burke High School. The incident happened at about 2:30 p.m. in the school's Junior ROTC room. A school resource officer reported the stabbings, saying he had recovered the knife. The two students were taken to an Omaha hospital in critical condition, immediately underwent surgery and were stabilized. No one else was injured. The lockdown, which lasted about two hours, began shortly before school was to be dismissed for the day, leading to a crowd of worried parents gathered outside. The school canceled all after-school activities. The girl has been identified as a 15-year-old. Police have not released the name of the boy, who is 16. Love 4 Funny 3 Wow 4 Sad 6 Angry 8<doc-sep>Hide Transcript Show Transcript WEBVTT REPORTER: POLICE JUST RELEASED THE VICTIM’S NAME. 16-YEAR-OLD LACEY PAIGE HAD SURGERY TONIGHT AT BERGAN MERCY. SO DID THE SUSPECT WHO POLICE SAY HE CUT HIMSELF. THEY HAVE NOT RELEASED HIS NAME. BOTH ARE STABLE AT THE HOSPITAL TONIGHT, AND NOW POLICE AND THE BURKE COMMUNITY WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS VIOLENCE HAPPENED AT SCHOOL. LAW ENFORCEMENT GIVES THE ALL CLEAR TO BURKE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. SOME, LOCKED IN THEIR CLASSROOMS FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR. THE LOCKDOWN WAS NEEDED AFTER THE STABBING OF TWO STUDENTS, A BOY AND A GIRL, IN THE BURKE BASEMENT. >> SCHOOL STAFF WAS DOWN THERE AND ABLE TO INTERVENE IMMEDIATELY ALONG WITH THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER. REPORTER: KETV SPORTS REPORTERS THOR TRIPP AND MATT LOTHROP HAPPENED TO BE AT BURKE COVERING ANOTHER STORY. THEY TOO HAD TO STAY IN PLACE IN ONE OF THE GYMS, WHERE A PEP RALLY WAS ABOUT TO BEGIN. THE STUDENTS SAT QUIETLY ALONG THE WALLS, PEP BAND MEMBERS LAID DOWN THEIR INSTRUMENTS. EVENTUALLY, POLICE ENTERED THE GYM AND ALLOWED THE STUDENTS TO LEAVE THE BUILDING SAFELY. POLICE CLEARED EACH ROOM IN THE SCHOOL, MAKING SURE THERE WERE NO OTHER SIGNS OF DANGER. >> THERE WAS ONLY ONE WEAPON USED AND THAT WAS A KNIFE, AND IT WAS CONFISCATED. WE DO HAVE IT IN OUR CUSTODY. REPORTER: BURKE’S PRINCIPAL SENT AN EMAIL AND TEXT TO PARENTS, MAKING THEM AWARE OF THE VIOLENCE ON SCHOOL GROUNDS AND INFORMING THEM ABOUT HOW THE POLICES HANDLING -- POLICE IS HANDLING THE INVESTIGATION. AGAIN, POLICE TELL US THE STABBING VICTIM IS 16-YEAR-OLD LACEY PAIGE. THEY ARE NOT RELEASING THE SUSPECT’S NAME. BOTH ARE STABLE AT BERGAN MERCY. REPORTING LIVE, MICHELLE BANDUR, KETV NEWSWATCH Advertisement Police identify students injured in Burke High knife attack Male student accused of attacking female student at Burke High Share Shares Copy Link Copy Omaha police are providing an expanded presence outside Burke High School Wednesday, one day after a male student attacked a female student with a knife inside the building. Police identified the wounded teenager as Lacey Paige, 15. According to the police report, she was cut on her stomach and back.Her condition was listed as fair on Tuesday, two weeks after the attack.Investigators say Nick Cisar, a 16-year-old student, is suspected of stabbing Paige, then cutting himself. His condition was listed as fair on Tuesday.Officials said they will look into whether or not Cisar will be charged as a juvenile or an adult.The incident was reported at 2:28 p.m. and the school was placed on lockdown shortly after. Students were kept in rooms and told to sit on the floor, or go to protected areas of each room while police secured the building.The incident began in the basement of the school, according to Officer Phil Anson, an Omaha police spokesman, and involved a boy and girl. Staff members and a school resource officer responded to the scene. "It's actually pretty scary, because we do drills on this sort of thing and no one takes it serious," said Chris Hines, a senior at Burke High School.Cisar and Paige were taken to Bergan Mercy Hospital with critical injuries, but the condition of the students was later upgraded to stable after both underwent emergency surgery.No other students were injured in the incident. The knife used in the incident has been located by police, Anson said. "I'm really having a lot of anxiety just waiting for them to let me know when I can come and get my daughter," one parent told KETV NewsWatch 7. "I'm just trying to stay calm and not think of anything worse. "A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Paige's family with medical expenses: https://www.gofundme.com/lacey-paige-medical-fund.<doc-sep>OMAHA — A Douglas County prosecutor says a 16-year-old Omaha student accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend at the high school they both attend will likely be tried as an adult. Officials say the boy was upset that the 15-year-old girl had broken off their relationship. Police say he ambushed the girl Tuesday afternoon in a Burke High School hallway when she left class to go to the bathroom. Investigators say she ran after he stabbed her once, but he chased her and stabbed her several more times before trying to slash his own throat.<doc-sep>
Video from inside Burke High School, where a reported stabbing led to a lockdown of the school: https://t.co/Pnd6PE3tMk pic.twitter.com/yUdIXZ6S6e — KETV NewsWatch 7 (@KETV) October 9, 2018 A stabbing has been reported at Burke High School in Omaha, Nebraska. The Omaha World-Herald’s Alia Conley tweeted that “a male student stabbed a female student.” Conley added that the weapon has been recovered and the male student is in custody. Conley also said that the rest of the school is secure. The identities of the students involved in the incident have not been revealed. KETV reports that the incident occurred at around 2:30 p.m. local time on October 9. The school has been placed on lockdown. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the male student cut himself. The incident occurred in the school’s ROTC room. The World-Herald reports that both students have been taken to Creighton University Medical Center-Bergen Mercy and are in critical condition. LIVE coverage right now on @KETV of stabbing at Burke High School. KETV has a crew in the building and they are part of the active lockdown with students. pic.twitter.com/J3OsXLglkd — James Wilcox KETV (@JamesWilcoxKETV) October 9, 2018 On October 4, it was reported that authorities were investigating a threat being made against Burke High School by a former student. According to U.S. News & World Report, there are 2,108 students enrolled at the school along with 125 teachers. Students at Burke High School tell me they are slowing dismissing classrooms after incident at school that caused it to be put in lockdown. @3NewsNowOmaha pic.twitter.com/ueOkkWVMRs — Megan Hahn (@meganhahnTV) October 9, 2018 This is a breaking story so stay tuned for updates. READ NEXT: Conor McGregor’s Girlfriend Has Been With Him Since 2008 But He Says He Has No Plans to Pop the Question!