Teen killed, another wounded in New York City school stabbing

Police say a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death and a 16-year-old was critically injured adding that an 18-year-old has been taken into custody.

September 27, 2017 10:31 pm | Updated 10:37 pm IST - NEW YORK

Google Maps image locates the Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation in New York City’s Bronx.

Google Maps image locates the Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation in New York City’s Bronx.

Police say an 18-year-old attacked two teens inside a New York City school, fatally stabbing one of them and critically injuring another. The attack happened on September 27 on the fifth floor of the Urban Assembly School for Wildlife Conservation, a middle and high school in the Bronx.

Police say a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death and a 16-year-old was critically injured adding that an 18-year-old has been taken into custody, but it’s not yet clear what prompted the attack.

Police didn’t immediately say what type of cutting device was used.

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