Two students were injured in a stabbing outside Los Angeles High School Monday afternoon, authorities said.
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The male teens were hospitalized after the attack near the intersection of Olympic and Rimpau boulevards in the Mid-Wilshire neighborhood, Los Angeles Police Department Capt. Sonia Monico said. Details about their conditions were not available early Tuesday, but authorities said both are stable.
The attack happened around 4:30 p.m., she added. The confrontation stemmed from a dispute on the campus, police said.
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In a written statement, Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho called the incident “senseless.”
“Our thoughts go out to the two victims and their families. All of our students deserve to go to school free of fear and full of hope. We must work together to continue ton provide safe passage to and from school,” he said. Carvalho added that counselors and mental health support would be available at the school Tuesday.
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Monico said the victims and the attacker all know each other.
The police captain said officers would be adding patrols in the morning, during school and after school through the rest of the week.
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