Crime & Safety
15-Year-Old Hospitalized After Stabbing Near Wheaton Mall
A teenage boy was taken to the hospital late Sunday after suffering a cut to the head during a stabbing near the Wheaton mall.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD — A 15-year-old boy was hospitalized Sunday after a stabbing near the carnival at Wheaton mall.
The Montgomery County Police Department said officers were called to the scene at 11000 Veirs Mill Road just after 8:45 p.m. for a report of a stabbing.
Authorities said they found a teenager who suffered a cut to the head at the scene, noting the injury was non-life-threatening. The teen was later treated at a hospital.
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Police said the event was an isolated incident.
The suspect in the case has not been arrested. The department told DC News Now that the suspect was also a teenager.
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An investigation into the stabbing remains ongoing.
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