One person was in custody after a stabbing Wednesday at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut that left the victim hospitalized.
Paramedics were sent to the 1100 block of North Grand Avenue about 11:35 a.m. The victim was hospitalized, but details about the individual's condition were not immediately available.
The victim was hospitalized and the person thought to be the attacker was arrested, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which reported early Wednesday afternoon that there was no public safety emergency at the school.
"An altercation resulted in a physical attack at about 11:40 am. Police investigating. Suspect in custody. Witnesses please call (909) 274-4555," the school tweeted.
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According to Mt. San Antonio College spokeswoman Jill Dolan, an argument between the suspect and victim escalated into a physical altercation, leading to the stabbing.
“I was coming from home to go to class and then I see a emergency vehicles and I see some security staff saying there was a conflict of some sort. And then, from what I heard from other students, it was a fistfight and it escalated,” said a student who identified himself only as Greg.
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Both victim and suspect are students at the college, Dolan said.
No further information was immediately available.