Crime & Safety

'We Are Devastated': 2 Hurt, 2 Arrested In Stabbing At Washburn High School

Witnesses said a 17-year-old boy was stabbed in the lower back during a Somali Culture night event.

Just after 7:30 last night, officers responded to the school and found a 17-year-old boy with non-life threatening stab wounds to his lower back.
Just after 7:30 last night, officers responded to the school and found a 17-year-old boy with non-life threatening stab wounds to his lower back. (CBS)

By CBS Minnesota Staff:

MINNEAPOLIS — A fight broke out at a Minneapolis high school Thursday evening after a reported stabbing, resulting in two teenagers getting injured.

Just after 7:30 last night, officers responded to the school and found a 17-year-old boy with non-life threatening stab wounds to his lower back. Police say a large fight then occurred after the stabbing, and minutes later officers heard shots and found a 16-year-old boy with a gun in a nearby yard. That boy was taken into custody along with a 17-year-old boy who was running with the suspect. During the fight, another teenager was hurt and taken to the hospital with potentially life-threatening injuries.

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