# Armed police rush to school to hunt knifeman after boy is taken to hospital with injuries

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/armed-police-rush-to-school-to-hunt-knifeman-after-boy-is-taken-to-hospital-with-injuries/
- Published: 2026-11-06T11:30:06+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16271333/Armed-police-rush-school-hunt-knifeman-boy-hospital.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Health, Medicine, World

## Key points

- Police are searching for a man seen with a long-bladed knife.
- A boy was taken to hospital with minor injuries.
- Two nearby schools went into lockdown.

## Summary

Armed police are searching for a man seen carrying a long-bladed knife near St Peter’s High School in Tuffley, Gloucester, after a reported fight on Friday morning. A boy was taken to hospital with minor injuries; police said there was no ongoing threat at the school and pupils were safe.

Emergency services were called to Chalford Road shortly after 8.50am. St Peter’s High and nearby Willow Primary Academy were placed in lockdown, while police asked parents not to go to the premises. The man was understood to have fled, and police said they would provide further information when available.

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