Two 16-year-old college students at Cleveland Excessive College in Reseda had been taken to a hospital with stab wounds Tuesday afternoon, Los Angeles police mentioned.
At about 3 p.m., police acquired a name to the 8300 block of Vanalden Avenue, two blocks north of the varsity, of two male victims affected by stab wounds, in keeping with LAPD public data officer Tony Im.
The kids’ situations are unknown, however as of 5:39 p.m., police arrested a suspect within the stabbing at a hospital, Im mentioned. The company and the Los Angeles College Police Division are investigating the incident.
A law-enforcement supply, talking not for attribution, mentioned a Cleveland Excessive pupil had been taken into custody, not less than briefly, in reference to the incident. The supply additionally mentioned that one of many stabbing victims has a punctured lung. The opposite pupil’s accidents aren’t regarded as as critical.
Cleveland Excessive College Principal Cindy Duong despatched a message to the varsity group notifying it of the stabbing involving two college students, saying no different employees or college students had been affected. The mother and father of the scholars injured had been notified, she mentioned.
“Out of an abundance of warning, there might be further patrols on campus to make sure the security of all our college students,” Duong mentioned. “This incident offers a possibility to talk together with your baby about making optimistic selections and to remind them to inform an grownup if they’re experiencing points with different college students.”
