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6 people injured, multiple in custody after assault at Queens high school

Video footage from Citizen App shows police responding to an incident at New Dawn Charter High School II in Jamaica, Queens on Wednesday afternoon.
Video footage from Citizen App shows police responding to an incident at New Dawn Charter High School II in Jamaica, Queens on Wednesday afternoon.

NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) — Six people were injured in an assault inside a Queens school on Wednesday afternoon, police said.

Officers responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress at New Dawn Charter High School II, located at 89-25 161st St. in Jamaica, at about 12:43 p.m.


Video footage from Citizen App shows police responding to an incident at New Dawn Charter High School II in Jamaica, Queens on Wednesday afternoon.Video footage from Citizen App shows police responding to an incident at New Dawn Charter High School II in Jamaica, Queens on Wednesday afternoon.Citizen

Six people suffered minor injuries and were transported to area hospitals, and five of those injured were taken into custody, officials said.

It is not yet known if those involved are students at the school.

The nature of the assault and the circumstances surrounding the attack were not immediately clear.

This is a developing story.