HOWARD COUNTY, Md. — A student at a Howard County, Maryland high school was taken to an area hospital Thursday after being stabbed by another student, according to police.
Around 12:57 p.m., officers responded to Hammond High School in Columbia after getting a report of a stabbing.
Police say a 17-year-old boy was stabbed by a 15-year-old girl. Both teens are students at Hammond High.
Detectives confirm the suspect and victim knew each other prior to the stabbing.
The school resource officer was on-scene at the time of the incident and responded.
The victim was taken to University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center with injuries that weren't believed to be life-threatening following the incident.
The suspect was taken into custody a short time later near the school.
A modified lockdown was in place but has since been lifted.
No other information is immediately available.
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