Detroit police say teen stabbed at apartment complex near school

Stabbing reported near Durfee Elementary-Middle School

Officials at the scene of an April 17, 2023, stabbing near Durfee Elementary-Middle School in Detroit. (WDIV)

DETROIT – A teenager was taken to the hospital Monday after a stabbing at an apartment complex near a Detroit school, police said.

The stabbing happened around noon Monday, April 17, at an apartment complex close to Durfee Elementary-Middle School, which is near the corner of Tuxedo and Linwood streets in Detroit.

Detroit police originally said the stabbing happened at the school, but corrected the report around 4:40 p.m. Monday, saying it actually happened at the apartment complex.

The teenager ran to the school to get help, and then was taken to the hospital.

Detroit police are handling the investigation.