Cape Cod Mall stabbing: 15-year-old held on $5,000 bail; victim likely to fully recover
UPDATE: This story was updated Feb. 21, 2023, to including information about a suspect in custody after the stabbing, based on a new report from the Barnstable police.
HYANNIS — An investigation was underway Tuesday by Barnstable police after a teen was stabbed at the Cape Cod Mall Monday afternoon.
The victim, whose injuries were serious but not life-threatening, is a 17-year-old boy, according to police.
A 15-year-old boy is the suspect, police said Tuesday.
A Cape Cod Mall representative declined on Tuesday to comment on the incident.
At 4 p.m. Monday Barnstable patrol officers and detectives were called to the mall at 769 Iyannough Road on a report of a stabbing, according to a statement by the police department.
Rescuers found the teen with stab wounds in his upper torso. He was brought by ambulance to a medical helicopter at Cape Cod Gateway Airport. The helicopter took the teen to Hasbro Children's Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. His injuries were serious, but non-life threatening; he is expected to make a full recovery, the statement said.
The assault was the result of an argument between the teen and a suspect, and was not a random incident, the police said.
Police took the 15-year-old suspect into custody, and the boy was held on $5,000 cash bail pending arraignment in Barnstable Juvenile Court, the police said.
The investigation remains active and the police department asks anyone with information about the incident to call 508-778-3874.
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