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2 students hospitalized after homemade acid thrown at Sumner HS

Both students sustained chemical burns to their faces.

ST. LOUIS – Two students from Sumner High School in north St. Louis have been taken to a hospital after another student threw a bottle of concentrated acid on them in the library on Thursday.

According to police, a 14-year-old boy, a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl were taken to a hospital where two were listed in serious condition. The students sustained chemical burns to their faces.

The suspect, a 16-year-old boy, has been taken into police custody and is being held at the Juvenile building.

Senior Dallisha Robinson arrived at school as police escorted him out of the building.

"Before I walked in the building, I did see a couple police cars and a police van,” Robinson said. “It wasn’t a good feeling.”

St. Louis Public Schools statement

The Saint Louis Public School District is aware that two Sumner students were transported to an area hospital after another student allegedly threw an unidentified liquid on them. The SLMPD is investigating. No further information is available while the investigation is being conducted.

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