WASHINGTON — Police say a student was stabbed by a classmate in the parking lot of Long Reach High School in Columbia, Md. on Thursday.
According to a statement from Howard County Police Department, an 18-year-old man was injured in the stabbing and was taken in an ambulance to Maryland Shock Trauma. Police were called to the scene at around 11 a.m. and a school resource officer (SRO) was on scene who provided medical aid to the student stabbed in "less than a minute."
The stabbing occurred following "an altercation" between the two students, police say. Police did not provide more specifics about the reason for the altercation.
Officers began searching for a 17-year-old suspect, who was arrested Thursday night.
WUSA9 reached out to Howard County Public Schools for comment but did not receive a response by the time this story was published.
Police said the school was in a "modified lowdown" amid the investigation.
The 18-year-old who was stabbed has serious injuries, police said, adding he is in "stable condition."