Police Investigate Stabbing In Concord

CONCORD, CA — Police in Concord are investigating a stabbing Monday morning that left a Mt. Diablo High School student injured. According to the Concord Police Department, investigators believe the student drove himself to school to get help after he was stabbed in downtown Concord.

Concord police were contacted at 7:56 a.m. Monday about the stabbing, the Concord Police Department said in a news release.

"Officers and medical personnel located the victim, an 18-year-old male and resident of Concord, with a stab wound to his abdomen in the parking lot of Mt. Diablo High School," police officials said.

The stabbing victim was taken to a hospital where he was treated for a minor stab wound to his abdomen, police said.

"The investigation has determined that the stabbing occurred in the downtown Concord area and not on the high school campus and that the victim drove himself to the school to get help after the crime," police said.

"At this time, there appears to be no connection between the incident and the school."

The investigation was ongoing; police asked anyone with pertinent information to contact Detective Loercher at 925-603-5922 or the Anonymous Tip Line at 925-603-5836.

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