A violent incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon near East Chicago Lighthouse Academy when a 13-year-old allegedly stabbed another student, a 14-year-old, with scissors, according to WGN-TV. Police were called to the scene at approximately 3:30 p.m., with the report emerging from the 3900 block of Pulaski Street, where the school is located.
The situation unfolded as the 14-year-old victim sought help from the school's principal after the altercation, subsequently running back into the school with visible facial injuries; this detail, among others, was provided by the principal to the responding police officers, who believed the attack took place off school property yet no motive has been publicly disclosed, following the apprehension and charging of the 13-year-old assailant with assault with a deadly weapon and disorderly conduct by law enforcement authorities according to the officers' investigation.
As detailed by Fox 32 Chicago, the injured 14-year-old was admitted to St. Catherine Hospital to receive treatment for a stab wound to the left cheek, while the younger teenager was taken to the police station by his parents and is currently being held at the Lake County Juvenile Center; disturbingly, both students were charged with disorderly conduct in connection to the incident.
Further information on the case and the conditions of the juveniles involved is pending, as authorities continue their investigation into the events leading up to the scissor attack near East Chicago school.
