15-year-old slashed in neck, arm outside Brooklyn High School

A 15-year-old was slashed in the neck and arm outside of a Brooklyn high school Monday morning, police say.

At around 8:45 a.m. on Nov. 25, police responded to a call about a slashing outside the George Westinghouse Jr. High School of Career and Technical Education at Brooklyn’s MetroTech.

When they arrived, officers found the 15-year-old with slash wounds to his neck and right arm. The victim told police that a short male and with braces and a black backpack cut him.

Police roped off the scene Monday morning. (Photo by Shaye Weaver)

The student was taken to the Brooklyn Hospital Center in stable condition, police said.

Police roped off the sidewalk directly in front of the school and directed people away from the scene.

No arrests had been made as of Monday evening, police said.