Teen charged in stabbing at Kennedy Plaza
PROVIDENCE – An 18-year-old Providence man faces charges that include felony assault in a stabbing at Kennedy Plaza, Providence police said Wednesday.
The young man, a student at Hope High School, is accused of stabbing a 16-year-old Mount Pleasant High School student several times at about 4 p.m. Tuesday during a fight that erupted at the downtown bus station, said Providence police Maj. David Lapatin.
The young man's injuries included stab wounds to his bicep, left leg and center of his back, according to a police report.
A sister of the bleeding teenager had the presence of mind to take a photo of the assailant, and investigators, using that photo and a report that the assailant was a Hope High School student, worked with one of Hope's school resource officers to identify the attacker, Lapatin said.
The young man was arrested about an hour after the attack. The 16-year-old who was stabbed was listed in stable condition Wednesday following surgery, Lapatin said.
This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: 18-year-old charged with stabbing 15-year-old in downtown Providence
