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14-year-old boy stabs girl at Silver Spring Metrobus stop

WASHINGTON — A 14-year-old boy stabbed a teenage girl at a Metrobus stop in Silver Spring, Maryland, Thursday afternoon, police said.

The boy stabbed a girl, also 14, at the stop outside Eastern Middle School — 300 University Blvd. East — after 3 p.m. Thursday, said Montgomery County police spokesman Officer Rick Goodale.

The victim was taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. She is expected to be OK, Goodale said.

The boy was taken into custody after the incident. Police say the teens knew each other.

In, Montgomery County police say the victim may have been stabbed with a knife.

Police add that the teen boy is being charged as a juvenile with first-degree assault. He has been released to the custody of his parents.

²ÝÝ®´«Ã½â€™s Teta Alim and Lisa Weiner contributed to this report.

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