Walt Whitman student attacked Churchill student, then pulled knife on others who tried to intervene: cops

A 17-year-old Walt Whitman High School student was taken into custody after he  allegedly attacked a female student at Churchill High School and then brandishing a knife when students and staff tried to intervene.

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Montgomery County police have not identified the suspect, nor have they indicated what charges the suspect might face.

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They say the victim suffered "minor injuries."

Police took the boy into custody after he ran away from the scene.

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They say they found him at his Potomac home.


 

Montgomery County