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Video captures Detroit student allegedly wielding box cutter in classroom chase as teacher intervenes
By Greg Wehner
Published January 22, 2026
Video shows the moment a female student chased a classmate inside a Detroit high school classroom while allegedly wielding a box cutter as a teacher attempts to intervene.
Detroit police said the incident happened inside a classroom at Denby High School, FOX 2 in Detroit reported.
Officials said it is unclear what led to the confrontation, which was captured on video circulating online.
The video begins with a student wearing a blue beanie and headphones pointing at another student wearing a face mask.
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Police said the terrifying chase happened at Denby High School in Detroit. (Fox 2)
As the masked student approaches, the other student backs away before turning and running through the classroom, knocking into desks as the two move through the room.
After the student in the blue beanie flees the classroom, the other student approaches the doorway, where a teacher attempts to stop her by using a chair to block the exit.
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A student allegedly pursued another student with a box cutter in a Detroit school. (Fox 2)
An object, appearing to be a box cutter, can be seen falling from the student’s hand. She later retrieves the object before running into the hallway.
One student asks, "Is that a pocketknife?" as the student runs down the hallway and out of sight. Faculty members also charged after the student.
A teacher used a chair to try to stop the student from chasing the other. (Fox 2)
In a statement obtained by FOX 2, the school district confirmed that a student brought a box cutter to campus and attempted to attack another student.
"There were no injuries associated with the incident," the statement said. "The student has been arrested and will not be returning to Denby or another district school. Additional police presence will be at the school tomorrow."
Fox News Digital also reached out to the school district.
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The Detroit Police Department has opened an investigation into the matter, which remains ongoing.
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