(NEW YORK) –A student was killed in a stabbing at a Phoenix high school on Tuesday in what school officials called a “senseless tragedy.”

The incident occurred at Maryvale High School, officials said. Officers responded to the school around 11 a.m. to a call for a stabbing, Phoenix police said.

Phoenix Commander David Saflar said the incident “started off with a fight between two students, and escalated.”

School staff notified the on-campus school safety officer, who detained one of the people involved, according to Phoenix Police Chief Matt Giordano.

Two students were transported to an area hospital, including one with life-threatening injuries, police said. A male student has since died, officials said.

“What happened today at Maryvale is truly a tragedy,” Saflar said at a press bri

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