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Police shot teen in the wrist at Honolulu high school

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A high school in Honolulu, Hawaii was locked down on Tuesday (January 28) after a 17-year-old boy was shot in the wrist by police officers. The boy was allegedly brandishing a knife at police who were attempting to take him into custody.

The incident at Honolulu's Roosevelt High School took place when two police officers attempted to detain the teenage boy, whom school officials described as a  "non-active student" and a "runaway". The boy had entered onto school grounds for unknown reasons.

School authorities called the police, with Reuters reporting that the boy became combative and brandished a knife when he encountered members from the Honolulu Police Department, then used the blade to slash at the officers.

The Honolulu Department of Education said in a statement that "one of the officers fired two shots, striking the male once." The as yet unidentified boy was taken to a local hospital where he was listed in serious condition with non-life-threatening wounds.

The school, attended by over 1,400 students, was placed on lockdown for around 90 minutes as police assessed the situation. Hawaii has not witnessed the kind of mass school shootings that have been seen in other parts of the U.S., and incidents of weapons in schools are rare, the police said. 

It is presently unknown if the officer deliberately targeted the boy's wrist or if it was simply a lucky coincidence that he was not shot dead. The officer involved will face a police department review over the shooting. 

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