AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – A 15-year-old has been released from the hospital after being stabbed by another student at an Oakland County high school Tuesday morning.
At 7:50 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, Auburn Hills police were notified about a stabbing that had occurred in a bathroom at Avondale High School at 2800 Waukegan Street.
The Auburn Hills Police School Resource Officer and high school security staff determined that a 16-year-old boy allegedly stabbed a 15-year-old boy with a small pocketknife during an altercation.
The victim was taken to a local hospital by his parents, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and released.
No other students were injured or involved in this altercation, according to police.
The school was placed on a soft lockdown, and additional police officers were called to the school.
Surveillance video showed that the 16-year-old suspect had left the school on foot at about 7:40 a.m., right after the stabbing.
Authorities contacted the 16-year-old’s parents, who they say are cooperating with the investigation, and located the student at about 9:40 a.m.
The 16-year-old was taken into custody and is currently lodged at the Oakland County Children’s Village Juvenile Detention Center.
The case will be sent to the prosecutor’s office for review.
Anyone with information about the stabbing is asked to contact the Auburn Hills Police Department at 248-370-9460.
Authorities will not release the names of the students involved.
