GRAND JUNCTION – Colorado authorities have arrested a female juvenile suspected of stabbing another student at a high school.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reports that Grand Junction High School was put into shelter-in-place status Monday, meaning students and staff were confined to their assigned classrooms.
Authorities said the situation was contained within minutes.
Police said the injured young man was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and both students’ parents were called.
Authorities said the female suspect was screened into the Department of Youth Corrections and charged with second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and interference with educational institutions.
They said the two students know each other. Their names were not released.
A school representative said counseling would be available to anyone who needs it.
