DETROIT (WXYZ) — A 16-year-old boy is recovering after being stabbed four times outside a high school football game Thursday night, prompting the evacuation of the football field and raising concerns about escalating violence at youth sporting events.

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The stabbing occurred at the conclusion of the matchup between Southeastern and King high schools, just outside school property. The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital with wounds to his neck, back, and head.

"All we heard were people screaming, and they ran back, and they were like he got stabbed, and I'm like, what. You saw the boy, and he was holding his neck," said Saniyha Griffin, who witnessed the incident.

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