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Suspect in custody after stabbing at West Vancouver Secondary
Victim in hospital
Shane Bigham Oct 29, 2010 15:25:16 PM
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WEST VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - West Vancouver Police say they are considering attempted murder charges against a 15-year-old boy they arrested after a stabbing at the West Vancouver Secondary School earlier this morning.

They say the 16-year-old victim has four stab wounds in his back and chest. He also suffered a collapsed lung, but is in stable condition.

The attack is believed to have happened around 11:30 a.m. on the school grounds. The suspect was located not far from where the incident happened within minutes of police receiving the call. Police say they recovered an undisclosed weapon at the scene. Investigators have confirmed the suspect and victim are both students at West Vancouver Secondary School, but they still don't know if the two knew each other, or what could have motivated the attack.

The incident is not being linked to death threats that were written on a wall at that same school last week. Cpl. Johal with West Vancouver Police says they have not found any evidence to link the two cases so far.

There were a number of witnesses to the stabbing, and police will be talking to them throughout the day.

If you have any information about the incident, you are asked to call the West Vancouver Police at 604-925-7300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).