Student Stabbed At Queens High School, Suspect In Custody: NYPD

ELMHURST, QUEENS — Police took a Queens high school student into custody after he allegedly stabbed another student late Thursday morning, the NYPD said. The 17-year-old stabbed the other male student in the chest around 11:54 a.m. in front of the Pan American International High School in Elmhurst, an NYPD spokeswoman said.

The victim, 19, was taken to Elmhurst Hospital in stable condition and is expected to survive, the spokeswoman said said.

The attack happened amid an argument between the two students, the spokeswoman said. Charges against the alleged attacker are pending, she said.

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