Crime

Teen stabs fellow student at Lynn Classical High School, police say

A 17-year-old student allegedly stabbed a 16-year-old student, who was taken to the hospital with a nonlife-threatening injury.

A student allegedly stabbed another student in the back at Lynn Classical High School Wednesday morning around 10 a.m., Lynn police report. The 16-year-old victim sustained a nonlife-threatening injury and was transported to a local hospital, while the 17-year-old male suspect was arrested.

He’s facing initial charges of assault to murder and carrying a dangerous weapon on school grounds, police said. They said they believe this was an isolated event and other students are not in danger.

The investigation is ongoing, police say.

Conversation

This discussion has ended. Please join elsewhere on Boston.com