Two teenagers in hospital after stabbings in Stourbridge
Two teenagers were taken to hospital with serious stab injuries after an altercation.
Police officers, paramedics and an air ambulance descended on Stourbridge after the teenagers were injured in a violent incident at around 5.30pm on Tuesday.
The emergency services were sent to the Ryemarket, where a cordon was put up around the multi-storey car park which remained in place into the evening.
A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: "We’re responding to an incident in Stourbridge where two teenagers have suffered stab injuries. They are being taken to hospital with serious injuries.
"We were called just before 5.30pm and officers along with ambulance colleagues attended the scene. A cordon has been placed in the multi-storey car park off the Rye Market."
The spokesman added: "We are studying CCTV to identify who was involved and speaking to witnesses. Anyone with information is urged to contact us quoting log 3351 of 15/3."
Stourbridge residents have posted on social media about seeing police helicopters and the air ambulance.
Parents across Stourbridge have been swapping information on Whatsapp groups and other social media sites.
One Amblecote parent, who did not want to be named, said: "It is everyone's worst nightmare, I made sure I got my two home as quickly as possible.
"A lot of information is flying around but you cannot know whether its true or not."
Talbot Street in Stourbridge was still closed at 10pm and forensic specialists erected a tent to ensure vital evidence was not lost overnight.
West Midlands Police has yet to confirm any arrests in connection with the double stabbing but have been requesting CCTV and speaking to witnesses at the scene.
It has not yet been confirmed how old the two boys are and which school they attend.
Stourbridge mother Helen Ashby was unable to take her son Dave to Happy Hours youth club, opposite the multi-storey car park which was closed because of the stabbing.
She said: "Dave should be at his youth club tonight opposite this tragic scene - it's all too close to home again - kids and knives.
"What leads a child to think carrying a knife is necessary? I'm really struggling with the amount of knife crime going on locally recently and the fact it's mostly teenagers involved."
A statement from the West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 5.30pm to reports of a stabbing in Ryemarket, Stourbridge. Three ambulances, three paramedic officers, a Critical Care Car from Midlands Air Ambulance, the Midlands Air Ambulance from Cosford and the Midlands Air Ambulance from Tatenhill, and the Hazardous Area Response Team attended the scene.
"Upon arrival we found two teenage males. They were both assessed and had sustained potentially serious injuries. They received treatment from ambulance staff at the scene. They were conveyed to hospital via land ambulance for further treatment.”
