50949_WKBW_7_Problem_Solvers_658x90.png

Actions

Girl cut by pocket knife on Buffalo school bus, boy arrested

Posted at 11:03 AM, Feb 12, 2018
and last updated 2018-02-13 10:33:03-05

A sixth-grade boy has been arrested and charged following an incident on a Buffalo school bus in which a sixth-grade girl was cut on the hand Monday morning.

A spokesperson from Buffalo Public Schools tells 7 Eyewitness News the girl was cut with a pocket knife on bus #559, which carries students to School #27, Hillery Park Elementary, in the morning.

Police were called to the bus at Fillmore Avenue and Clinton Street just after 9 a.m.

According to police, the 12-year-old boy has been charged with assault in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon. He has been charged as a minor.

The girl was taken to Oishei Children's Hospital of Buffalo for treatment, where she was joined by her mother. The extent of her injury is unknown.

 

Take WKBW Everywhere, on all your devices.  Download below!

Phone or Tablet: Apple, Android
Set-top Device: Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV
Amazon Alexa

Personalize your news, get the latest 7 First Alert Forecast, and watch 7 Eyewitness News video wherever, whenever.

Learn more here about what 7 Eyewitness News provides on all these devices.