Student stabbed while breaking up fight near Cesar Chavez High School

Two students were sent to the hospital after a fight broke out Wednesday afternoon near a high school in Stockton, officials said. One student was stabbed while trying to break up the fight. Previous coverage in the video player above.The fight happened around 3:30 pm at Unity Park, across the street from Cesar Chavez High School, the Stockton Police Department said in a release.Authorities said that during a fight, a 16-year- old female was thrown to the ground where she was kicked and punched by four people. A 15-year-old male was trying to break up the fight when someone stabbed him, police said.A spokesperson for the Stockton Unified School District initially told KCRA 3 that two students were stabbed around 5 pmBoth teens were taken to an area hospital for their injuries. They are both expected to be OK. Three teenagers and a man in his early to mid-twenties then left in a vehicle, according to authorities. The Stockton Police Department is encouraging anyone with information to call its non-emergency number at 209-937-8377. This is a developing story stay with KCRA 3 for the latest. Here is where you can download our app.

STOCKTON, Calif. —

Two students were sent to the hospital after a fight broke out Wednesday afternoon near a high school in Stockton, officials said. One student was stabbed while trying to break up the fight.

• Previous coverage in the video player above.

The fight happened around 3:30 pm at Unity Park, across the street from Cesar Chavez High School, the Stockton Police Department said in a release.

Authorities said that during a fight, a 16-year-old female was thrown to the ground where she was kicked and punched by four people. A 15-year-old male was trying to break up the fight when someone stabbed him, police said.

A spokesperson for the Stockton Unified School District initially told KCRA 3 that two students were stabbed around 5 pm

Both teens were taken to an area hospital for their injuries. They are both expected to be OK.

Three teenagers and a man in his early to mid-twenties then left in a vehicle, according to authorities.

The Stockton Police Department encourages anyone with information to call their non-emergency number at 209-937-8377.

This is a developing story stay with KCRA 3 for the latest. Here is where you can download our app.