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1 In Custody, 16-Year-Old Hospitalized After Woodlawn High Stabbing

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Police say they have one person in custody and are still searching for a second suspect in a stabbing near Woodlawn High School that sent a 10th grade student to the hospital Thursday morning.

Police were dispatched to the 1800 block of Woodlawn Drive, near Woodlawn High School, for a call of a stabbing at 11:15 a.m.

They located the 16-year-old victim near the tennis courts at the back of the school property.

The school was temporarily on lockdown as a precaution.

The victim was transported to R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma in Baltimore City for treatment of a minor stab wound.

One suspect was taken into custody at the scene, but police continue to search for a second suspect that fled prior to their arrival.

Police believe the victim was targeted by the outstanding suspect.

This incident continues to be investigated by officers of the Woodlawn Precinct Investigative Services Team.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact police at 410-307-2020.

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