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Stabbing at North Delta, B.C. elementary school leaves 15-year-old in hospital

File - Delta police are investigating a stabbing at an elementary school that left a 15-year-old in hospital on Wed. April 12, 2023. Delta police file

A stabbing at a North Delta, B.C., elementary school left a 15-year-old in the hospital Wednesday night.

Delta police said they were called to McCloskey Elementary School around 9:30 p.m., where they found the victim with non-life threatening injuries.

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Investigators believe the attack was targeted and not connected to any other high-profile assaults in the region involving youth.

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Family identifies 17-year-old fatally stabbed on Surrey transit bus

Police added that while the incident happened on school grounds, it had no connection to the school itself.

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Anyone who was driving in the area of 116th Street and 80th Avenue between 9:20 p.m. and 9:50 p.m. who has dashcam video is asked to contact Delta police.

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Neighbourhood residents with security video or who witnessed anything unusual are also being urged to contact investigators at 605-946-4411.

 

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